Butler's OT tally lifts Senators to win

OTTAWA — Bobby Butler scored 2:02 into overtime and the Ottawa Senators beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 Thursday night for their third straight win.

Daniel Alfredsson scored his 399th goal and had two assists for Ottawa, which gave up leads of 1-0, 2-1, and 3-2. Chris Neil and Erik Karlsson each had a goal and an assist, and Craig Anderson made 32 saves.

Tomas Kopecky drew Florida even at 3-3 when he scored the tying goal with 1:12 left in the third and goalie Scott Clemmensen pulled for an extra attacker. Kris Versteeg passed from behind the net to Kopecky, who beat Anderson from the goalmouth as the Panthers' erased their third one-goal deficit.

Michal Repik and Shawn Matthias also scored for Florida.

Predators 6, Blue Jackets 5

In Nashville, Martin Erat scored with 8.4 seconds remaining to rally the Predators past Columbus.

Jeff Carter had a hat trick in the first period and Ryan Johansen had the other two goals for the Blue Jackets.

Rangers 4, Islanders 2

In New York, Brandon Dubinsky scored his first goal in more than a month, Marian Gaborik moved into a tie for the NHL lead with his 20th, and Martin Biron was solid in net to lead the Rangers.

Dubinsky staked the Rangers to a 1-0 lead in the first period, and teammates Gaborik and Michael Del Zotto connected in the second.

Maple Leafs 3, Sabres 2

In Toronto, Nazem Kadri scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, lifting the Maple Leafs past Buffalo.

David Steckel and Phil Kessel also scored for Toronto and James Reimer had 40 saves.

Jets 4, Canadiens 0

In Winnipeg, Blake Wheeler scored two goals and Ondrej Pavelec stopped 27 shots for his third shutout of the season, leading the Jets past Montreal.

Oilers 4, Wild 1

In Edmonton, Jordan Eberle scored two goals and the Oilers snapped a four-game losing skid.

Ryan Smyth and Lennart Petrell also scored for Edmonton, which has only won three of its last 12 games.

Kings 3, Ducks 2 (SO)

In Los Angeles, Dustin Brown scored in the second period and got the deciding goal in a shootout, lifting the Kings over Anaheim in Darryl Sutter's debut as Los Angeles' coach

Flames 3, Red Wings 2

In Calgary, Curtis Glencross scored twice, including the game-winner at 5:47 of the second period for the hosts.

Jiri Hudler and Ian White scored third-period goals for Detroit.

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