Philadelphia: Jakub Voracek scored with 8.6 seconds left in overtime after Wayne Simmonds had two goals in regulation, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to their sixth straight victory, 3-2 over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.
Steve Mason made 42 saves to help the Flyers to their longest winning streak in five years. Mason, who earned the NHL’s First Star of the Week on Monday, won his fifth straight start.
Aleksander Barkov and Jussi Jokinen scored for Florida, who completed a six-game trip with a 1-5-0 record.
Mason turned aside Florida’s best chance in overtime when he denied Aaron Ekblad’s slap shot from close range.
Andrew Ladd scored in the second period and Jaroslav Halak stopped 36 shots to lead the Islanders 4-2 over their crosstown-rival Rangers.
John Tavares, Jason Chimera and Scott Mayfield also scored at the Barclays Center to help the last-place Islanders improve to 4-0-1 in their last five games.
Jimmy Vesey and Marc Staal scored for the Metropolitan Division-leading Rangers and Henrik Lundqvist finished with 28 saves. The Rangers have alternated wins and losses in regulation in their last eight games.
The Rangers went 0 for 6 on the power play, including a 6-on-3 advantage with Lundqvist pulled over the final 32 seconds.
Jaden Schwartz got his second goal of the game in overtime, leading St. Louis 3-2 over Montreal.
Paul Stastny also scored for St. Louis, who have won four of five. The Blues rallied from a 2-0 deficit and have a point in their last 13 home games.
Tomas Plekanec and Paul Byron scored for Montreal, who completed a five-game trip 2-3.
Goalie Jake Allen made 28 saves to improve to 13-3-3.
Schwartz lifted a backhander past goalie Al Montoya with 1:22 left in overtime.
— AP