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RALEIGH -- Kyle Okposo scored with 14.4 second left in overtime, and John Tavares had the first two-goal game to help the New York Islanders beat Carolina 4-3 on Friday night, extending the Hurricanes' winless streak to 14 games.

Mark Streit added a goal, and Martin Biron made 26 saves for New York.

The Islanders blew a three-goal lead before winning in overtime.

Questionable for the game because of swine flu, Okposo took advantage of a Carolina turnover and snapped the puck past Hurricanes goalie Manny Legace.

After a slow start, New York is 6-2-3 in its last 11 games.

Tuomo Ruutu, Ray Whitney and Tim Gleason scored for Carolina. The Hurricanes matched the franchise record with their 14-game winless streak.

With Gleason in the penalty box for roughing and unsportsmanlike conduct, Tavares got the Islanders on the board 3:38 into the game.

The first overall draft pick took advantage of a rebound off the boards behind the net, waiting for the puck to drop below the crossbar before swatting it into an open net.

Streit scored on Gleason's second penalty, one-timing a shot from the blue line to beat Legace on the blocker side.

The Islanders took a 3-0 lead later in the first period when Tavares cleaned a scramble in front of the Hurricanes' net. It was the third straight game New York scored three goals in the first period, something the Islanders hadn't done since 1980.

After losing all four games to Carolina last season, New York is 2-0-0 against the Hurricanes this season.

Carolina hasn't won a game since Oct. 9.

N.Y. Islanders 3 0 0 1 -- 4

Carolina 0 2 1 0 -- 3

First period--1, N.Y. Islanders, Tavares 6 (Moulson, Okposo), 3:38 (pp). 2, N.Y. Islanders, Streit 4 (Gervais, Park), 5:35 (pp). 3, N.Y. Islanders, Tavares 7 (Hunter, Moulson), 13:41.

Second period--4, Carolina, Ruutu 5 (Sutter, Rodney), 8:52 (pp). 5, Carolina, Whitney 5 (Alberts, A.Ward), 11:17.

Third period--6, Carolina, Gleason 2 (Sutter, LaRose), 17:29.

Overtime--7, N.Y. Islanders, Okposo 4, 4:45.

Shots on goal--N.Y. Islanders 7-6-8-4--25. Carolina 3-14-9-2--28. Goalies--N.Y. Islanders, Biron. Carolina, Legace.

A--14,163 (18,680). T--2:32.