Read the reports of the games played Wednesday in the NHL.
Claude Giroux gives the victory to the Senators
Claude Giroux scored the defining power-play goal in the second period on Wednesday as the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders 2-1.
Shane Pinto scored the other goal for the Senators, who had lost their last two games.
Anton Forsberg made 22 saves after taking over from Cam Talbot, who suffered a lower body injury in the second period. Talbot stopped 14 shots.
Brock Nelson hit the mark for the Islanders, beaten in their last six games.
Ilya Sorokin blocked 36 shots.
Playing his first game in the NHL, Ridly Greig took part in the Giroux net at 3:28.
Ottawa will host the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press
Leafs win 3-2 over Rangers in overtime
PHOTO DAN HAMILTON, USA TODAY SPORTS
Mitch Marner celebrates his winning goal.
Mitch Marner scored with just 19 seconds left in overtime as the Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Marner blasted his way through three opposing players to score his 18e goal of the season, after the Leafs won the faceoff at the start of overtime.
Pontus Holmberg and Timothy Liljegren scored the other two goals for the Leafs, who are 30-11-8. Ilya Samsonov stopped 26 shots in the win.
For Rangers (26-14-8), Filip Chytil scored both goals for the team and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves.
Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe retained the pairings of Marner and Auston Matthews, along with John Tavares and William Nylander for the game.
Keefe had reunited these duos after a poor first period on Monday against the New York Islanders.
The Rangers got a great chance to take a 3-1 lead on a power play early in the third period, but Chris Kreider missed what looked like a sure goal.
The Leafs then gained momentum during the period and eventually managed to beat Shesterkin thanks to Liljegren’s fourth goal of the season, with 4:11 to go in regulation.
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press
Martin Necas wins Hurricanes in overtime
PHOTO TONY GUTIERREZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Martin Necas (88) celebrates after scoring the winning goal.
Martin Necas ended the debate at 1:34 in overtime on Wednesday, giving the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars.
After holding the puck for a long time, Necas hit the target from the top of the slot, using a wrist shot.
Drafted 12e in total in 2017, the 24-year-old Czech is one net away from a 20-goal debut season in the National League.
Sebastian Aho scored shorthanded for the Hurricanes, who won a third straight game.
Brent Burns scored the other goal for Carolina, who will host San Jose on Friday.
Wyatt Johnston and Jason Robertson fought back for the Stars, who also lost 3-2 in overtime Monday to Buffalo.
The Canadian Press