Islanders 2, Flames 1 (OT)
CALGARY, Alberta -- Josh Bailey scored with 17.8 seconds remaining in overtime Thursday to give the New York Islanders a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames.
The left winger beat Calgary's Joni Ortio with a high shot over the goalie's glove to give the Islanders (33-19-7) their third consecutive win. Calgary (26-30-4) has lost three straight.
New York goalie Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves in the win. Ortio finished with 32 saves.
The Islanders, in third place in the Metropolitan Division, closed the gap on the second-place New York Rangers to one point.
Defenseman Thomas Hickey scored his first goal in 37 games for the Islanders.
Right winger Jiri Hudler scored for Calgary.
A three-way passing play involving the three members of the Flames' top line produced the game's first goal at 4:16 of the first period. Left winger Johnny Gaudreau fed center Sean Monahan, who passed to Hudler, who finished the play.
At 9:49 of the third period, Hickey, a Calgary native, joined the rush and took a pass in the slot from left winger Matt Martin. Hickey put a backhand past Ortio to tie the game.
NOTES: Flames D Kris Russell remained out of the lineup for the sixth consecutive game with a lower-body injury despite being cleared to play by the team's medical staff earlier in the day. A pending unrestricted free agent, Russell is among the Calgary players most mentioned in trade rumors leading up to Monday's deadline. ... Calgary's lone healthy scratch was RW Josh Jooris. ... Flames D Tyler Wotherspoon lost two teeth and needed stitches after being hit with a puck during Thursday's morning skate. ... D Calvin de Haan (lower body) and C Mikhail Grabovski (back) did not accompany the Islanders to start their seven-game road trip, which began Tuesday in Minnesota. ... New York's scratches were G Jean-Francois Berube and D Ryan Pulock, who is still looking to make his NHL debut after being recalled from the AHL on Monday. "At some point on this trip, you'll see Ryan Pulock get in there," Islanders coach Jack Capuano said.