Tomas Fleischmann got the decisive goal in overtime as the Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3.

The NHL-leading Capitals had seen their franchise-record 13-game home winning streak snapped in a loss to Dallas on Monday night, but will hope to have started a new one.

Rookie defenseman Tyler Myers got a goal and three assists to help the Buffalo Sabres take back top spot in the Northeast Division with a 5-3 victory over the Dallas Stars.

Thomas Vanek, Jason Pominville, Mark Mancari and Derek Roy also got on the scoresheet as Buffalo won their third straight game.

Adrian Aucoin scored in the sixth round of a shootout as the Phoenix Coyotes topped the Vancouver Canucks 4-3.

Lee Stempniak scored twice while Taylor Pratt added another and Vernon Fiddler had two assists as the Coyotes won their third straight game.

The New York Rangers slumped to a fourth straight loss as they went down 6-3 to the New Jersey Devils just across the Hudson in Newark.

Rob Niedermayer, Jamie Langenbrunner and Brian Rolston had a goal and an assist each for the Devils.

Patrick Sharp's overtime strike lifted the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

The winner was Sharp's second of the night, while Antti Niemi made 28 saves in his first start in four games.