Leddy lifts Isles by Flyers in OT
Defenseman Nick Leddy snapped home a goal 2:44 into overtime to give the New York Islanders a 5-4 victory over the Flyers yesterday in Philadelphia.
Rookie Mathew Barzal, Cal Clutterbuck, Jordan Eberle and Andrew Ladd scored in regulation and Thomas Greiss made 26 saves to help the Islanders win for the fifth time in six games. They moved six points ahead of the Flyers, who blew a 4-2 lead in the third period, in the Metropolitan Division standings.
Devils 3, Canucks 2 — Hingham’s Brian Boyle scored one of the most meaningful goals of his career to help New Jersey edge Vancouver in Newark, N.J.
The Devils were marking “Hockey Fights Cancer Night,” a battle especially meaningful to Boyle, who was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia during training camp and missed the first 10 games of the season while undergoing treatment.
The Prudential Center erupted with cheers when Boyle, set up by a beautiful drop pass from Will Butcher, scored at 10:17 of the second period to snap a 1-1 tie.
Capitals 3, Lightning 1 — Alex Ovechkin and Devante Smith-Pelly each scored a goal, Philipp Grubauer stopped 25 shots for his first victory of the season and host Washington beat Tampa Bay to end the Bolts’ six-game road winning streak.
Ovechkin’s second goal in two games and 15th overall followed a six-game drought. His resurgence comes after coach Barry Trotz placed Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom on the same line Wednesday night for the first time this season.
Sabres 3, Oilers 1 — Robin Lehner stopped 29 shots and host Buffalo snapped a seven-game skid with a win over Edmonton.
Chelmsford’s Jack Eichel, Jacob Josefson and Kyle Okposo, with an empty-netter, scored for Buffalo, which had gone 0-5-2 since beating Washington 3-1 on Nov. 7.
Rangers 2, Red Wings 1 — Mats Zuccarello scored 37 seconds into overtime to give host New York a win over Detroit.
Zuccarello scored his fourth goal of the season, off assists from Brady Skjei and J.T. Miller. The Rangers improved to 12-9-2 with their third straight victory and ninth in 11 games.
Maple Leafs 5, Hurricanes 4 — James Van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist to help Toronto nip Carolina in Raleigh, N.C.
Van Riemsdyk was one of four goal scorers in the second period for the Maple Leafs, who won for the seventh time in nine games.
Golden Knights 5, Sharks 4 — Jonathan Marchessault took a pass from Shea Theodore and poked the game-winning goal past Aaron Dell to give Vegas an overtime victory over visiting San Jose.
William Karlsson scored two goals for Vegas, and Theodore and James Neal had a goal apiece.
Jets 4, Ducks 1 — Nikolaj Ehlers scored two goals in the game’s first 5 minutes, and streaking Winnipeg went on to beat host Anaheim.
The Jets have won six of their last seven. Stars 6, Flames 4 — Tyler Seguin scored two of his three goals in the third period and Dallas rallied past visiting Calgary.
Seguin broke a tie with an unassisted goal, the 200th goal of his career, with 5:57 to play and added an empty-net goal with a minute to go.
Blue Jackets 5, Senators 2 — Cam Atkinson scored twice to lift Columbus over visiting Ottawa, extending its league-high winning streak to six games.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned back 24 shots for his 14th win in 19 starts. Columbus improved to 15-7-1 and leads the Metropolitan Division with 31 points.
Predators 2, Blues 0 — Ryan Johansen had a goal and an assist, and Pekka Rinne earned his second shutout of the season as visiting Nashville blanked St. Louis.
Wild 3, Avalanche 2 — In St. Paul, Minn., Charlie Coyle and Chris Stewart scored in the shootout to give Minnesota — 6-1-1 in its past eight — a win over Colorado.
Coyotes 3, Kings 2 — In Glendale, Ariz., Christian Fischer scored on a rebound with 2:17 left in overtime to lift Arizona past Los Angeles and to just its second win in 10 home games. The Kings have lost three straight and seven of eight.