The Columbus Dispatch

Point leads Lightning to win over Penguins

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Brayden Point scored three straight power-play goals in 1:31 — the sixth-fastest three goals in NHL history — and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Thursday night in Pittsburgh.

Bill Mosienko holds the record, scoring three times in 21 seconds for Chicago against New York in 1952. Point’s 91-second burst was the second-fastest three goals since 1967-68.

Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby sat out after sustaining an upper-body injury Tuesday night at New Jersey. Coach Mike Sullivan confirmed the injury is not a concussion.

Yanni Gourde also had a power-play goal, Nikita Kucherov added three assists, and backup goalie Louis Domingue made 28 saves to help the Lightning win for the fifth time in seven games. Starting goalie Andrei Vasilevski­y is out indefinite­ly.

Patric Hornqvist scored twice for Pittsburgh, Phil Kessel also connected, Evgeni Malkin had two assists and Matt Murray stopped 22 shots. The Penguins have lost seven of eight following a four-game winning streak.

ISLANDERS 7, RANGERS 5: Anthony Beauvillie­r had three goals and an assist, and the New York Islanders held off the Rangers to keep up their recent mastery over their cross-town rival. Leo Komarov had a goal and an assist, Anders Lee, Brock Nelson and Cal Clutterbuc­k also scored and Thomas Greiss stopped 36 shots. DEVILS 3, FLYERS 0: Keith Kinkaid made 29 saves for his third shutout of the season and seventh of his career, leading New Jersey past Philadelph­ia. Kyle Palmieri, Joey Anderson and Blake Coleman scored. The Devils have won consecutiv­e games for the first time since opening the season with four straight victories. SENATORS 2, RED WINGS 1: Craig Anderson stopped two third-period penalty shots and Drake Batherson scored in his NHL debut to help Ottawa beat Detroit. Anderson stopped 34 shots. WILD 6, CANUCKS 2: Mikko Koivu had a goal and two assists and Minnesota beat Vancouver.

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