Chris Clark scored the deciding goal in the 11th round of the shootout, and backup goalie Semyon Varlamov came on in relief and carried the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 comeback victory over the New York Islanders. Alexander Semin scored two regulation goals for the Capitals, who played their fourth straight game without top scorer Alex Ovechkin (upper body strain), and added one in the second round of the shootout. Semin gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead just 8 seconds in, but the Islanders ended starting goalie Jose Theodore's night with three quick goals. New York scored three times on five shots against Theodore. Varlamov stopped 25 of 26 shots and then sealed the win by denying Mark Streit's shootout attempt in the 11th round. Devils 3, Ducks 1: At Newark, New Jersey, Jamie Langenbrunner and Zach Parise each had a goal and an assist, and Martin Brodeur made 31 saves as New Jersey extended its winning streak to six games by beating Anaheim. David Clarkson also scored, and Andy Greene had two assists for the Devils, winners of three straight at home after dropping their first three there. Corey Perry scored for the Ducks and Jonas Hiller made 22 saves. Red Wings 9, Blue Jackets 1: At Columbus, Ohio, Niklas Kronwall had two power-play goals and an assist and Detroit scored four times early in the first period in a win over Columbus. Kings 5, Hurricanes 2: At Raleigh, North Carolina, Randy Jones had a goal and an assist in his Los Angeles debut as the Kings extended Carolina's winless streak to 13 games. Wayne Simmonds, former Hurricane Justin Williams and Ryan Smyth each added a goal and an assist, Jarret Stoll also scored and Anze Kopitar had two assists to give him an NHL-leading 30 points. The Kings scored three third-period goals and snapped their two-game losing streak. Tuomo Ruutu scored twice for Carolina, and tied it at 2-2l with just under 16 minutes remaining. Sabres 3, Oilers 1: At Buffalo, New York, Ryan Miller made 28 saves to lift Buffalo over Edmonton. Blackhawks 3, Avalanche 2, SO: At Chicago, Patrick Sharp scored in the third shootout round, lifting Chicago over Colorado in the third straight game between the teams decided in a tiebreaker. It was the first time the teams didn't need to go to extended shootouts. Chicago won in nine rounds on Oct. 10, and Colorado won in eight last Friday.
