NHL-Highlights from Wednesday's NHL games

(Adds later games) Dec 2 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of National Hockey League games on Wednesday: - - - - Rangers v islanders Islanders 2, Rangers 1 (shootout) Kyle Okposo scored the only goal of the shootout to lift the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers in the first game between the regional rivals at the Islanders' new home, the Barclays Center. John Tavares also scored for the Islanders (14-8-4), who won their third straight and for the fourth time in five games (4-0-1) to move within three points of the Rangers in the Metropolitan Division. - - Jets 6, Maple Leafs 1 Drew Stafford scored a pair of first-period goals, pacing the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Stafford fired his eighth and ninth of the season to give the hosts a 2-1 lead that held up through two periods. Mark Scheifele set up both of those goals. - - Oilers 3, Bruins 2 (shootout) Jordan Eberle was the only player to score in the shootout, and the Edmonton Oilers got a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins. Eberle's wristed his shootout attempt into the top corner, giving the Oilers just their second win against the Bruins since the 2001-02 season, both of which came via the shootout. The Bruins' five-game winning streak came to an end. - - Lightning 2, Ducks 1 Jonathan Marchessault's third career goal gave the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center. Tampa Bay winger Jonathan Drouin, playing for the first time in nearly three weeks, added his second of the season while goaltender Ben Bishop stopped 32 shots. (Editing by Peter Rutherford)