The New Jersey Devils made it three wins on the bounce in the NHL with a 6-1 demolition of the New York Islanders on Saturday.

Brian Rolston and Patrik Elias had two goals and two assists each as the Devils came from behind to claim the victory.

The Nashville Predators returned to winning ways with a 4-1 success over the Florida Panthers.

Nashville had seen a seven-game winning streak snapped on Friday by the St Louis Blues, but goals from J.P. Dumont, David Legwand and Joel Ward in the third period got them back on track.

Johan Hedberg enjoyed his first shutout in two years to help the Atlanta Thrashers see off the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0.

Rich Peverley scored the only goal in a third straight win for Atlanta.

The Calgary Flames took four shootout rounds to edge past the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3.

Jamie Lundmark eventually netted the shootout winner as Columbus slumped to their fourth straight loss.

Thomas Vanek had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes scored five unanswered goals in the third period to beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1.

Todd Bertuzzi scored the winner in the shootout to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 win over St Louis, while the Boston Bruins beat the Ottawa Senators by the same scoreline also in a shootout.

The Pittsburgh Penguins put in one of the performances of the night with an 8-3 victory against the New York Rangers.

Sidney Crosby had a hat-trick and two assists for the Penguins.

The Washington Capitals overcame the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 with Nicklas Backstrom scoring the only shootout goal.

In other games, the Minnesota Wild were 3-2 winners over the Colorado Avalanche, the Dallas Stars beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3, the Edmonton Oilers fell to a 7-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings needed a shootout to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1.