UNIONDALE, N.Y. - The New York Islanders knew this would be a special day on Long Island when they first saw the schedule months ago.They felt it hours before the first puck dropped for their last home opener at Nassau Coliseum.It has been decades since the Islanders have been a hockey dynasty, and the club has reached the Stanley Cup playoffs only once since 2007. They hope to bring a little more glory to the old barn before they ship off to Brooklyn.John Tavares and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist, and the Islanders stayed perfect in the young season by beating Carolina 4-3 on Saturday night to sweep a two-game series from the Hurricanes.In the darkened arena before game time, the sold-out crowd illuminated the seating area with specks of white from cellphones they held up a€” creating a planetarium-type atmosphere.And the noise was deafening.It was crazy, said forward Josh Bailey, who scored the winning goal in the second period. The last time we heard it like that was definitely in the playoffs. From the time we were getting ready here, we could hear it out there.Tavares and Nelson powered the Islanders offence again after they filled the score sheet in a 5-3 win at Carolina on Friday night. Nelson had two goals and two assists in the opener, and Tavares had three assists to jump into 16th place on New Yorks career scoring list.It was exciting, Nelson said. I think everyone was looking forward to this date. We started the season yesterday, but coming back to the rink today, it felt like we were starting all over again.Cory Conacher added a goal for the Islanders, who have been on Long Island since joining the NHL in 1972.Carolinas Jiri Tlusty scored two power-play goals in the first period and completed his second NHL hat trick with 5:58 left in the third. Alexander Semin had two assists, and backup Anton Khudobin made 27 saves.It just wasnt enough to keep Carolina from an 0-2 start.I think we competed hard, Tlusty said. We did better things, but they have a real good power play. They took over the game.Chad Johnson stopped 21 shots to earn his first win with the Islanders.After scoring two goals in the first period for the second straight night, the Islanders poured it on again in the feisty middle frame to grab a 4-2 lead.Nine penalties were called in the second a€” including a fight between New Yorks Matt Martin and Carolinas Jay Harrison.Nelson gave New York a 3-2 lead during a power play when he deflected in a lunging slap shot drive from inside the middle of the blue line by new defenceman Johnny Boychuk at 6:47. The Islanders then capitalized in the closing seconds to forge their first two-goal lead of the night.The Islanders nudged the puck into the Carolina zone, and Frans Nielsen spotted Bailey driving down the middle and hit him with a pass in the slot from the right circle. Bailey popped it past Khudobin with 3.5 seconds remaining to make it 4-2.You have to execute with the puck, and we didnt do enough of that, Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said.The Islanders got on track quickly, scoring a power-play goal just 3:50 into the game when Tavares took a cross-zone feed from Nelson near the top of the left circle and slapped a drive past Khudobin for his first of the season and first since Feb. 8, just before his season-ending knee injury at the Olympics.Every goal feels great, Tavares said. There is no feeling really like it. It was just nice to kind of hit my target. I got all of it.The Islanders were quicker and more engaged early and threatened to jump ahead even more on their second power play of the game at 5:17.But the Hurricanes found their legs and killed that one, and then quieted the crowd and seemingly grabbed the momentum when Tlusty scored his first 36 seconds into Travis Hamonics hooking penalty with 5:47 left in the opening period.Before that goal could be announced, the Islanders grabbed the lead just 31 seconds later.Kyle Okposo let go a hard drive as he entered the Hurricanes zone at the left point, and Khudobin gloved the puck but fumbled it and dropped it. Tavares got it at the right post, spun and flung a pass across the front of the crease to Conacher, who was alone at the left post for an easy tap-in with 5:47 remaining.However, New York couldnt carry the advantage into the intermission after Matt Martin was whistled for tripping with 1:04 to go.Eric Staal took a pass from Semin in the middle of the right circle and sent a perfect pass to Tlusty at the left post for a redirect into the net with 15.5 seconds left in the first to tie it 2-2.NOTES: Tavares, who had three assists in the opener on Friday, has 14 goals and 13 assists in 20 games against Carolina. The 27 points are his most against any team. ... The Islanders are 25-12-5 in home openers. Nike Air Max Discount . Nowitzki scored 28 points, Harris had a season-high 14 for the second straight game and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 116-106 Sunday night. 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On the ensuing penalty kick, Lee Nguyen picked up his fourth goal of the season, giving the Revolution a 2-1 win Saturday afternoon.MIAMI - For a change, the Marlins wont spend the off-season as cellar dwellers.Clinching an escape from last place, the Marlins rallied in their home finale Thursday to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4. Casey McGehee had three RBIs, including a two-run, tiebreaking double in the seventh inning.The victory ensured the Marlins (76-82) will end a streak of three consecutive last-place finishes in the NL East. The Marlins wound up 42-39 at home, their first winning record since Marlins Park opened in 2012.It was a good way to end the season at home and leave a good taste in your mouth, McGehee said. The futures bright. We took a lot of positive steps this year, and I think the expectations should be high next year. Im looking forward to it.Thanks to a four-run seventh, Tom Koehler (10-10) finally reached double figures in victories for the first time. He had gone winless in his six previous starts despite a 3.50 ERA.The offence picked me up in a huge way, Koehler said. Its amazing how the mood can change in seven minutes.Koehler allowed four runs in seven innings. Steve Cishek pitched a perfect ninth for his 39th save in 43 chances.Philadelphia (72-87) sewed up last place in the division and finished 36-45 on the road.Phillies rookie David Buchanan gave up two runs in 5 1-3 innings and remained without a victory in nine starts since Aug. 10, even though he allowed less than four earned runs in his final 16 starts.I hope I made a good impression, and hope I can take this momentum into spring training and earn a spot, Buchanan said.The Marlins trailed 4-2 before scoring four runs on five hits against Jake Diiekman (5-5) in the seventh.dddddddddddd An error by third baseman Cody Asche allowed one run to score, and Donovan Solanos single tied the game before McGehee put the Marlins ahead.They scored more than two runs for only the fourth time in 13 games since losing NL home run leader Giancarlo Stanton to a season-ending facial injury.That seventh inning was a huge relief, manager Mike Redmond said. Thats exactly what weve been waiting on. That was an exciting way to finish the year at home.TRAINERS ROOMPhillies 2B Chase Utley has largely avoided needing treatment while missing only seven games at age 35. He has a chance to play in 155 games, his highest total since 2009.UP NEXTPhillies: RHP Jerome Williams (6-7, 4.71), who hasnt allowed an earned run in his past two starts, takes the mound for the Phillies when they open their final series of the season Friday at home against Atlanta.Marlins: Top Miami prospect Andrew Heaney (0-3, 5.33) makes his first start since July 5 in the second game of a doubleheader Friday at Washington. RHP Jarred Cosart (4-3, 2.29) pitches for the Marlins in the first game.ROUGH DAY, ROUGH YEARThe Phillies Ryan Howard struck out four times and leads the majors with 188 strikeouts while batting only .219.ATTENDANCEThe Marlins will finish last in the National League in attendance for the ninth time in 10 years at 1.7 million, a per-game average of 21,386. They drew an enthusiastic crowd of 24,259 Thursday.To win the final game and have the crowd behind you feels good, Koehler said. Hopefully they come out again next year and get ready for a little bit longer season. ' ' '