Tony Amonte and Jeremy Roenick each had a goal and assist, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night in Philadelphia.
Robert Esche stopped 20 shots for his fourth straight win, and the Flyers remained unbeaten at home (4-0-2) with their fourth win in five games. Vancouver (6-0-1) is the only other NHL team unbeaten at home this season.
Justin Williams and Keith Primeau also scored for Philadelphia. Joel Kwiatkowski and Brian Sutherby had Washington's goals.
The last-place Capitals, coming off a 5-1 win over previously unbeaten Tampa Bay on Tuesday night, are 3-9-1.
HURRICANES 6, RANGERS 3: At Raleigh, N.C., light-scoring Craig Adams had two goals for Carolina, enabling the Hurricanes to snap a three-game losing streak with a victory over New York.
Carolina beat the Rangers for the first time in six games in earned just its third win with a season-high goal total.
The two goals by Adams were his ninth and 10th in 170 career games.
Erik Cole finished off the Rangers with an empty-net goal with 49 seconds left.
KINGS 1, LIGHTNING 0, OT: At Tampa, Fla., Ziggy Palffy scored with 12 seconds left in overtime to lead Los Angeles over Tampa Bay.
Palffy beat Lightning goalie John Grahame from the slot while being pulled down.
Los Angeles' Roman Cechmanek made 20 saves for his second shutout of the season and 22nd overall. Grahame had 29 saves.
The Lightning lost their second straight game after opening the season with an eight-game unbeaten streak. Tampa Bay 7-1-1-1 has earned standings points in nine of 10 games.
ISLANDERS 4, STARS 1: At Uniondale, N.Y., Trent Hunter's goal with 3:20 left in regulation broke a tie and lifted New York over Dallas.
Hunter took the puck around the net, moved to the lower left circle, and wristed his fifth goal over goalie Marty Turco's glove.
Shawn Bates iced the game with 1:00 left on a backhand. Michael Peca added an empty-net goal with 5.9 seconds left. Mark Parrish scored earlier for the Islanders, 6-1 at home. Rick DiPietro stopped 27 shots.
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