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Uniondale, N.Y. • Riding a long winning streak, the powerful Anaheim Ducks had no fear trailing by two goals heading into the third period against the fragile New York Islanders.
Ryan Getzlaf scored three goals and the Ducks rallied for their team-record eighth straight victory, beating the Islanders 5-3 Saturday night.
"We talked after the second of just continuing to play our game," Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said.
"We were very calm about it and knew if we got one quickly, we'd have a great chance."
Down 3-1, the Ducks scored four times in the third period. The Islanders played a spirited first two periods, taking their lead on two goals by Thomas Vanek and another by Frans Nielsen.
But Getzlaf scored his second of the game at 1:10 of the final period and Mathieu Perreault tied it at 10:32.
Kyle Palmieri, a native of Montvale, N.J., who scored the overtime winner Friday night against the New Jersey Devils, found himself in front of Evengi Nabokov with a clear shot at 13:44. The 22-year-old forward, who also scored the winning goal when the Ducks beat the Rangers 2-1 at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 4, knocked in his sixth goal of the season.
"Those goals feel really, really good," Palmieri said. "We find ways to win and tonight was another example of our patience and skill."
Getzlaf completed his hat trick with an empty-net goal. The Ducks won in their first visit to Long Island since a 3-2 loss on Dec. 16, 2010.
Gaborik sidelined
In his first game back after missing 17 games with a sprained left knee, Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Marian Gaborik again was sidelined with a broken collarbone.
The team announced after a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night that Gaborik had been placed on the injured list and would be out indefinitely. EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 36 24 10 2 50 100 75
Tampa Bay 36 22 11 3 47 100 86
Montreal 38 22 13 3 47 96 84
Detroit 38 17 12 9 43 99 105
Toronto 38 18 16 4 40 105 111
Ottawa 38 14 17 7 35 106 126
Florida 37 14 18 5 33 87 117
Buffalo 36 9 24 3 21 64 104
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 38 27 10 1 55 121 83
Washington 36 19 13 4 42 115 109
New Jersey 37 15 15 7 37 90 94
Philadelphia 36 16 16 4 36 89 103
Carolina 36 14 14 8 36 83 101
N.Y. Rangers 36 16 18 2 34 82 100
Columbus 36 15 17 4 34 97 103
N.Y. Islanders 37 10 20 7 27 93 129
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 38 25 7 6 56 140 105
St. Louis 34 23 7 4 50 119 81
Colorado 35 23 10 2 48 102 83
Minnesota 37 20 12 5 45 86 88
Dallas 34 17 12 5 39 99 102
Winnipeg 37 16 16 5 37 100 108
Nashville 36 16 16 4 36 83 103
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 38 26 7 5 57 124 96
Los Angeles 37 25 8 4 54 104 71
San Jose 35 21 8 6 48 113 88
Vancouver 38 21 11 6 48 104 92
Phoenix 35 19 10 6 44 110 108
Calgary 36 13 17 6 32 91 115
Edmonton 37 11 23 3 25 95 127
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Saturday's Games
Los Angeles 3, Colorado 2, SO
Detroit 5, Toronto 4, SO
Pittsburgh 4, Calgary 3
Phoenix 4, Ottawa 3, OT
New Jersey 5, Washington 4, OT
Columbus 6, Philadelphia 3
Montreal 4, Nashville 3, OT
Boston 4, Buffalo 1
Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 2, OT
Anaheim 5, N.Y. Islanders 3
St. Louis at Edmonton, late
Dallas at San Jose, late
Sunday's Games
Minnesota at N.Y. Rangers, 5:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Vancouver, 6 p.m.