DETROIT - After two unimpressive periods, the Predators thought they had plenty of energy left for a late comeback.
Scott Walker's power-play goal with 57 seconds left capped a four-goal third period, giving Nashville a 4-3 win over Detroit on Saturday night.
"It was awesome," Walker said. "To be honest, we had only played 20 minutes or so, so we should have had a lot more left. We just stood around and watched them skate for two periods."
Scott Hartnell, Vladimir Orszagh and Martin Erat also scored for the Predators.
"It was textbook what not to do in the third period with a three-goal lead," Detroit defenseman Mathieu Schneider said. "We just sat back."
Brendan Shanahan and Tomas Holmstrom each had a goal and an assist, and Kris Draper also scored for the Red Wings.
With the score tied at 3, Walker tipped in a shot by Marek Zidlicky past Curtis Joseph.
FLYERS 2, RANGERS 1 (OT): Tony Amonte's shots and passes were on target during a short, yet successful overtime.
The first drive off his stick caught goalie Mike Dunham in the mask, the next one set up Marcus Ragnarsson 1:01 into the extra session for visiting Philadelphia.
Amonte scored the tying goal in the third, then made things easy for Ragnarsson. Earlier in the shift, Amonte's shot during a two-on-one caught Dunham high.
Undeterred, Amonte made a pass in front to Ragnarsson, who beat Dunham with a quick shot from the right side.
"It's a great win for us," Ragnarsson said. "We came out a little flat in the first period, but in the second and third we kind of showed them what we are all about."
It was the first of six meetings between the Atlantic Division rivals. New York was the last team to play a division opponent.
BRUINS 4, STARS 1: Boston finally added a home victory to its fast start.
Sergei Samsonov had a goal and an assist to lead the Bruins, who won at the FleetCenter after six wins on the road.
Glen Murray, Michal Grosek and Travis Green also scored for Boston, which was 0-1-2-1 in its first four home games. The Bruins, who have an Eastern Conference-leading 20 points in 14 games, beat Dallas for just the second time in 11 games thanks to a three-goal second.
"Regardless of the rink we play in, if we execute the way we're capable of, we give ourselves a good chance to win," Bruins coach Mike Sullivan said.
HURRICANES 3, KINGS 2 (OT): Rookie Eric Staal scored with 2:16 left in overtime for host Carolina.
Ron Francis and Danny Markov each had power-play goals in the second and Kevin Weekes had 33 saves for Carolina.
Ziggy Palffy of Los Angeles scored a power-play goal with 22.2 seconds left in regulation. He also assisted on Jaroslav Modry's goal in the second for the Kings, who had won four straight on the road.
In overtime, Jeff O'Neill chased down a loose puck in the left corner, then found Staal skating toward the front of the net. The 19-year-old forward went right and backhanded the puck past goaltender Roman Cechmanek for his third goal of the season.
DEVILS 1, SENATORS 0: New Jersey was motivated by fear.
"We're scared of them," goalie Martin Brodeur said. "Look at that offense. They're a great hockey club and we want to beat them."
Brodeur had 26 saves for his 66th shutout and Scott Stevens scored early in the third for the visiting Devils.
"We always seem to play well against teams we're scared of," Brodeur said after the Devils improved to 5-0-1 in their past six.
It was the teams' first meeting since the Devils eliminated the Senators in seven games in the East final last season.
THRASHERS 4, ISLANDERS 3: Serge Aubin scored with 8:32 left, finishing an Atlanta rally from a 2-0 deficit. Ronald Petrovicky, Ivan Majesky and Ilya Kovalchuk also scored for the Thrashers, off to their best start at 7-4-3-1. Atlanta is 4-3-3-1 in games it trailed 1-0.
CANADIENS 3, SABRES 0: Jose Theodore got his league-leading fourth shutout and had an assist on Chad Kilger's goal. Theodore, who has allowed two goals in his six wins this season, had 16 saves for his 21st shutout as host Montreal ended a three-game losing streak.
SHARKS 3, CAPITALS 2: Jonathan Cheechoo's goal snapped a tie in the second and San Jose broke a three-game winless streak and beat Washington for the eighth consecutive time. Alyn McAuley and Patrick Marleau also scored for the Sharks, who ended a seven-game road trip. San Jose had one win in its previous 10 games.
MAPLE LEAFS 4, OILERS 1: Alexander Mogilny had two goals and an assist and Ed Belfour had 34 saves for host Toronto. Mats Sundin and Robert Reichel also scored for the Maple Leafs, 3-0-1 in their past four. Ryan Smyth spoiled Belfour's shutout bid with 8:54 left.
BLUES 2, PANTHERS 0: Chris Osgood might have ended the search for a true No. 1 goalie in St. Louis. Osgood had 21 saves for his 39th shutout for the host Blues. "He stepped up big and let us get our bearings straight," Blues defenseman Barret Jackman said. Osgood's toughest period was the first, when he made seven saves, including stops on two two-on-one breaks. The Blues used seven goalies last season, including Osgood.
COYOTES 4, MIGHTY DUCKS 3 (OT): Radoslav Suchy scored 1:20 into the extra period for host Phoenix. The Coyotes tied it at 3 late in the second on Ladislav Nagy's goal.
CANADIENS: Defenseman Stephane Quintal missed his second straight game because of an irregular heartbeat. He was examined Friday in Buffalo after having fatigue and shortness of breath before Montreal's 2-1 loss. He returned to Montreal with the team and went home to rest after tests at Montreal General Hospital. Results are expected in a few days.
