NHL - Monday’s other games

Hurricanes 4, Panthers 3

SUNRISE, Fla. — Cory Stillman’s scored his second goal of the game with 1:09 left to lift Carolina after fellow Hurricanes forward Erik Cole was removed from the ice on a stretcher. Cole was wheeled off with under 8 minutes remaining in the third period after he collided with Florida goaltender Tomas Vokoun. Stillman netted the winner when his backhanded pass from behind the net hit Vokoun’s pad and Florida defenseman Steve Montador’s stick and found its way into the net. That was enough to earn Carolina coach Peter Laviolette his 200th NHL victory. Jason Williams also scored twice for the Hurricanes, who beat Florida for the ninth time in 10 meetings. Ray Whitney had two assists, extending his point streak to 10 games. Jozef Stumpel, Stephen Weiss and David Booth scored for the Panthers, who have lost three in a row.

Flyers 3, Islanders 2

PHILADELPHIA — Scottie Upshall scored twice to help the Flyers remain undefeated at home. The Flyers are 6-0 at the Wachovia Center and have re-established the home-ice advantage they wasted last season when they won only 10 times in front of the orange-and-black die-hards, who showed their appreciation with a standing ovation at the final horn. The Flyers won at home against the Islanders for the second time this season after dropping all four games against New York in Philadelphia last season. Martin Biron played a pivotal part in the perfection and was sharp again in this one with 24 saves. Mike Richards scored the go-ahead goal for the Flyers in the third period. Mike Sillinger and Chris Simon scored for the Islanders. Richards caught a break early in the third when goalie Rick DiPietro failed to cleanly handle a slap shot from just outside the circle. The puck bounced back right into a charging Richards, who knocked in his own rebound for a short-handed goal and a 3-2 lead.

Associated Press