The Washington Capitals made it four wins in a row as they used two late goals to down the Minnesota Wild.
The game was tied 1-1 in the third period when Brian Pothier got a rare goal before Brooks Laich finished the job in the final minute in a 3-1 victory.
The Columbus Blue Jackets bounced back from Wednesday's 9-1 loss to Detroit - the worst home loss in franchise history - by beating the Anaheim Ducks 3-2.
However, they needed overtime to do it with Rick Nash getting his second goal of the night in the third round, an outstanding off-balance shot to beat Jean-Sebastien Giguere.
The Buffalo Sabres also needed a shootout to beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 in a tight contest dominated by the opposing goaltenders.
Ryan Miller eventually came out on top as Miikka Kiprusoff's night ended when he was beaten by Jason Pominville in the fourth round of the shootout.
Kyle Okposo was expected to miss the game with illness but instead got the winner as the New York Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3.
Okposo came through with 14 seconds left in overtime to condemn Carolina to a 14th consecutive loss.
The Chicago Blackhawks survived a Toronto rally to beat the Maple Leafs 3-2.
Chicago built a 3-0 lead early with goals from Patrick Kane, Troy Brouwer and Duncan Keith, but when Phil Kessel scored with five and a half minutes left Toronto were back within one goal and Chicago were forced to hold on.
Ilya Kovalchuk did not let a broken bone in his foot affect his scoring streak as he netted twice in a 7-0 Atlanta Thrashers win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Kovalchuk, who also had two assists, now has three goals in two games since he spent six on the sidelines with the injury.
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