Right winger Brandon Saad scored a goal and had an assist in the Blue Jackets' 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in NHL Friday. Saad, a Pittsburgh native, assisted on left winger Scott Hartnell's opening goal midway through the second period, then scored his first career goal against the team he grew up watching 1:41 later on a power play. Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves but was denied a shutout when Patric Hornqvist deflected defenseman Kris Letang's slap shot with 58 seconds to go. The Blue Jackets had entered the game with an NHL-worst 4-12 record, and without center Brandon Dubinsky who was an unexpected late scratch with an upper-body injury, but still defeated the Penguins for the fourth time in five games. The Penguins had won 10 of 12 and were coming off a 4-3 shootout win on Wednesday over the Montreal Canadiens. Flames 3, Capitals 2 (OT): Sean Monahan scored his second goal of the game 1:40 into overtime as the Calgary Flames recovered after giving up a third period 2-0 lead to defeat the Washington Capitals in overtime. Right winger Michael Frolik also scored for Calgary, while goalie Karri Ramo stopped 34 shots. Monahan's winner came during a two-on-two rush when he took a pass from defenseman T.J. Brodie and fired just under the crossbar for his sixth goal of the season. Capitals right winger Jay Beagle had tied the score with 4:48 left in regulation. Center Michael Latta also scored for Washington, while Philipp Grubauer made 26 saves. Sharks 3, Red Wings 2: Center Melker Karlsson, left winger Matt Nieto and center Joe Pavelski scored to give the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Sharks goalie Martin Jones had 26 saves. Left winger Tomas Tatar and right winger Teemu Pulkkinen scored for Detroit. Goaltender Jimmy Howard had 11 saves. Detroit center Pavel Datsyuk made his season debut after he recovering from surgery on June 26 to repair ruptured tendons in his right ankle. Islanders 4, Ducks 1: Center Frans Nielsen scored twice in the third period to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night in front of 17,174 at the Honda Center. Goalie Thomas Greiss made 24 saves for his fifth victory as the Islanders (9-6-3) earned their second win in three games. The Ducks (5-8-4) lost their third in a row. The Islanders took a 1-0 lead in the first period when Brock Nelson converted a wrist shot, with right winger Cal Clutterbuck adding a second period effort. The Ducks narrowed their deficit to 2-1 in the second by exploiting a 5-on-3 power play, with right winger Corey Perry poking the puck off goalie Thomas Greiss's chest before Nielsen's double. — Reuters
