Uniondale, New York: Anze Kopitar scored with 4:23 left and defenceman Alec Martinez had two assists as the Los Angeles Kings won the third straight game of their road trip by beating the slumping New York Islanders 3-2 on Thursday.

Kopitar, who had a goal and five assists in his previous three games, got to a deflected puck off a drive by defenceman Andrej Sekera and fired it past Jaroslav Halak for his 16th goal.

Jonathan Quick made 25 saves in his 400th NHL game. He has won at New Jersey, the New York Rangers, and the Islanders on this trip that has two games left. Nick Shore netted his first career goal in his 28th game, and Tyler Toffoli also scored for the playoff-hopeful Kings.

Nashville’s Pekka Rinne made 28 saves for his 40th win as the Predators moved into first place in the Central Division with a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Mike Ribeiro, Paul Gaustad and Mike Santorelli scored for the Predators, who took a one-point lead over St. Louis. The Blues have played one fewer game.

The Anaheim Ducks beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 after Ryan Getzlaf scored 3:09 into overtime.

Getzlaf, who also assisted on Corey Perry’s tying goal late in the third period, beat Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask from the slot with a wrist shot over his shoulder to snap the Ducks’ two-game skid.

New York Rangers clinched a playoff spot in Ottawa, Ontario as Chris Kreider had two goals and an assist in a 5-1 win over the Senators.

Dan Boyle, Mats Zuccarello and Tanner Glass also scored for the Rangers, who have 101 points.

Eric Staal had a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes as Carolina downed the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2.

Ryan Murphy, Jay McClement, Alexander Semin and Andrej Nestrasil also scored for Carolina, which had been 0-3-3 in its last six home games since a 7-4 win over Edmonton on March 8. Brad Malone had a pair of assists as Carolina won for the first time in its last five home games against the Penguins.

Washington Capitals got rare goals from Matt Niskanen, Karl Alzner and Eric Fehr, along with 29 saves from Braden Holtby in a 3-2 overtime victory over the New Jersey Devils, while Arizona’s Sam Gagner scored 56 seconds into overtime to lift the Coyotes to a 4-3 win over Buffalo, earning cheers from the last-place Sabres’ fans hoping to get the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL Draft.

In other games, Patrick Marleau scored twice to lead the San Jose Sharks past the Detroit Red Wings 6-4, the Florida Panthers trounced the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1, the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 and the Colorado Avalanche were 4-1 winners over the Vancouver Canucks.