Anaheim slide ends at 3 games
On most nights, Hampus Lindholm is not a huge threat to score, but the Anaheim Ducks’ defenseman was in the right place three times Thursday.
Lindholm completed his first career hat trick with a goal 4:03 into overtime, and Anaheim snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-4 comeback victory over the host New York Islanders.
“I had some room and a good shooting angle and it went in,” Lindholm said. “We really dug deep. It was good to get a win.”
Ryan Miller made 22 saves for the Ducks, sending New York to its fourth loss in five games. It was the fourth win this season for the 37-year-old backup.
Anaheim tied the game with Miller pulled for an extra skater when Rickard Rakell scored at 18:45 of the third period. Brandon Montour and captain Ryan Getzlaf assisted. Getzlaf had four assists overall and has points in five games since returning from a facial fracture.
“It’s always nice to have your big guys step up,” Anaheim head coach Randy Carlyle said.
Andrew Ladd put the Islanders ahead 4-3 at 7:52 of the third as they rallied from a 3-1 deficit. New York goalie Jaroslav Halak was shaky early but rebounded to finish with 35 saves.
“We had a lead with two minutes left,” New York head coach Doug Weight said. “We played a little timid early, trying not to make mistakes.” Stars scored Ben shutout ended Bishop five-game 4, its two of Blackhawks three-game the second-period made season winning 24 saves slide as 0: streak host Tyler goals for and Dallas his by Seguin Chicago’s and third making in NHL history Ken Hitchcock with 800 the wins. third Hitchcock coach trails only Scotty Bowman (1,244) and Chicago’ Joel Quenneville (868) on the all-time list. “It’s great he’s coached so many games,” Stars forward Antoine Roussel told NHL.com. “You want to do good for him and you want to pick up as many things as you can from him.” Kings scored 2, 44 Avalanche seconds into 1: Dustin overtime Brown to give host Los Angeles its second consecutive win. The Kings had erased a 1-0 deficit when Alec Martinez scored at 10:36 of the third period. Devils 4, Rangers 3: Brian Boyle scored the tying goal in the third period and the winner in the fourth round of the shootout for host New Jersey. Penguins 3, Blue Jackets 2: Kris Letang scored the deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout for host Pittsburgh. Bruins 2, Jets 1: Charlie McAvoy scored deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout for host Boston. Lightning 4, Senators 3: Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos scored in the shootout as host Tampa Bay won for the eighth time in nine games. Oilers 3, Blues 2: Drake Caggiula scored with 49.8 seconds left in regulation to snap a 2-2 tie as host Edmonton won its third in a row. Hurricanes 4, Predators 1: Noah Hanifin had a goal and two assists as visiting Carolina won for the fourth time in five games. Briefly: (upper-body Boston injury) center was David placed Krejci on injured reserve . ... Edmonton defenseman Andrej Sekera made his season debut. He had been sidelined since suffering a knee injury in his team’s second-round playoff series against Anaheim last season.