NEW YORK — Brock Nelson’s goal with 6:08 left gave the New York Islanders a wild 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators, who lost their fifth straight Thursday.



Mike Ribeiro and Craig Smith scored for Nashville in a 33-second span midway through the third period to tie the game at 3-3 but the Predators could not finish the Isles off.



Nashville (41-18-7), which boasted the NHL’s best record until recently, had not suffered two straight regulation losses until Saturday’s defeat to Detroit.



John Tavares netted his 31st goal of the season for the Islanders (42-21-3), who also got a goal from Anders Lee, his 22nd.



Kings 4, Canadiens 3 (SO)



Shootout goals by Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter and Marian Gaborik lifted the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.



Gaborik, who had two goals in regulation, forced the extra session by scoring on a power play with 45 seconds left in the third period.



Max Pacioretty’s 31st goal of the season, on a beautiful feed from David Desharnais at 7:12 of the third period, gave the Canadiens a 3-2 lead, but they could not hold it.



Goalie Jonathan Quick recorded 15 saves for the Kings (31-21-12), who remain tied with the Calgary Flames for third place in the Pacific Division. Montreal fell to 41-18-6.



Wild 2, Capitals 1



Jason Pominville netted two third-period goals 5:09 apart, leading the Wild to a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals.



The win was the Wild’s fourth straight and improved their record since the All-Star break to a league-best 15-2-1.



Minnesota (35-22-7) moved past the Winnipeg Jets and into the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference, five points ahead of the Kings and San Jose Sharks, who are tied for ninth.



The Capitals (35-21-10) were playing without NHL leading goal scorer Alex Ovechkin, who was sidelined for the first time this season due to a lower-body injury.



Flyers 3, Blues 1



Michael Del Zotto and Wayne Simmonds scored less than two minutes apart in the third period to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues.



The Flyers (28-25-12) trailed 1-0 for much of the night before making the breakthrough, which saw Michael Raffl add a late score as well. St. Louis’ (40-19-5) Jaden Schwartz netted a goal in the first period.



In other games it was: Flames 4, Bruins 3 (SO); Lightning 4, Maple Leafs 2; Coyotes 3, Canucks 2 (SO); Stars 4, Panthers 3 (SO). — Reuters