Laine’s OT goal lifts Blue Jackets over Isles

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Patrik Laine scored at 1:49 of overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over the New York Islanders 3-2 on Thursday night.

Laine’s wrist shot from the left circle sent him tumbling to the ice and beat goalie Ilya Sorokin.

Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves as Columbus improved to 3-1.

Mathew Barzal scored early in the third period for the Islanders to tie the game after the Blue Jackets had tallied twice in 33 seconds to end the second.

Eighteen-year-old Cole Sillinger got his first NHL goal and Boone Jenner scored his team-leading third of the season for Columbus.

Scott Mayfield also scored and Sorokin had 24 stops for the Islanders, who dropped to 1-3.

After a scoreless first period, New York got on the board at 10:35 of the second when Mayfield intercepted a clearing pass in the Blue Jackets’ zone and found space between Merzlikins’ pads.

The Islanders dominated the second until the twominute mark. That’s when Jenner tied it on a power play, deflecting a Jakub

Voracek shot from the point over a screened Sorokin. Columbus followed up with Vladislav Gavrikov’s quick pass from behind the goal line to set up Sillinger.

Barzal tied it with his second goal of the season, a wrist shot over the shoulder at 5:03 of the third.

RANGERS 3, PREDATORS 1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Alexis Lafreniere scored with 9:07 remaining in the third period to lift the New York Rangers over the Nashville Predators.

Filip Chytil and Barclay Goodrow also scored and

Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves for New York, winners of three straight. Shesterkin has stopped 99 of 102 shots in those three games.

Philip Tomasino had the lone goal and Juuse Saros made 27 saves for Nashville, 1-3 on the season.

On the game-winner, Adam Fox carried the puck into the Nashville zone along the right wall. He sent a pass to Sammy Blais in the slot and found Lafreniere on the left side with a nifty pass around Predators defenseman Alexandre Carrier, and he beat Saros for his second goal of the season.

Blais had two assists.

Jay LaPrete / Associated Press Columbus Blue Jackets’ Jack Roslovic, right, tries to steal the puck from New York Islanders’ Kyle Palmieri during the first period of an NHL game on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.