Sundays NHL Capsules NHL.com News DALLAS John Tavares scored with 1:24 to go and Brock Nelson added an empty-netter, leading the streaking New York Islanders to a 4-2 victory over the slumping Dallas Stars on Sunday.Kyle Okposo had two goals in New Yorks fourth consecutive victory. The Islanders (18-22-7) also have won seven straight road games.The Islanders rallied past the Stars after trailing 2-0 after one period for the second time in a week. This time, New York scored three goals in the final 4:16.Dallas (20-18-7) has lost six in a row for the first time since March 2011.Ray Whitney and Sergei Gonchar scored first-period goals for the Stars against goalie Kevin Poulin, who finished with 29 saves.Dallas goaltender Dan Ellis stopped 27 shots.SABRES 2, CAPITALS 12, SOWASHINGTON (AP) Cody Hodgson decided a lacklustre game with the only goal in the shootout, and Buffalo avoided matching the longest road losing streak in franchise history.Hodgson, returning after missing eight games with a hand injury, beat Philipp Grubauer in a skills contest that mirrored the rest of the game not many quality chances, hardly any pucks in the net.Tyler Ennis scored in the first period, and Ryan Miller made 28 saves for the Sabres, whose 11-game road skid was the second-longest in club history, behind a 12-game streak in the 2011-12 season.Jason Chimera also scored in the opening period, and Grubauer made 30 saves for the Capitals, who have lost five of seven.
