Lindholm’s hat trick powers Ducks
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 threegame losing streak with a 5- 4 comeback victory over the New York Islanders in Brooklyn.
“I had some room and a good shooting angle and it went in,” the 23-year- old 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,” Ducks 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.
Ladd’s rebound shot for his ninth goal beat Miller after Islanders captain John Tavares tied the game with his second goal of the night at 5:44 of the third. The goal was the 21st of the season for Tavares.
The Islanders trailed 3-1 late in the second when Tavares scored at 16:59.
A day after announcing future arena plans at Belmont Park, the Islanders lost their second straight at home.
They are 10-3-3 at Barclays Center this season. KINGS 2, AVALANCHE 1» Dustin Brown scored early in overtime to give Los Angeles the win at Staples Center. Brown was playing in his 1,000th career game, all with the Kings. It was his 13th goal of the season.
OILERS 3, BLUES 2 » Drake Caggiula scored with less than a minute remaining, and Edmonton won its third straight game for the first time this season. Caggiula took a pass in front from behind the net by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and beat Jake Allen with 49.8 seconds left. Michael Cam- malleri and Connor McDavid also scored for the Oilers, who have won four of their last five. The Blues have lost three in a row and five of their past six. Defenseman Andrej Sekera made his season debut for the Oilers, playing for the first time since going down with a knee injury in his team’s second-round playoff series against Anaheim last season. STARS 4, BLACKHAWKS 0 » Tyler Seguin scored two goals in the second period, and Ben Bishop earned his 22nd career shutout in Dallas’ win. Bishop made 24 saves for his third shutout of the season. Dallas had lost its previous three games, and Chicago arrived with a five-game winning streak, but the Stars improved to 3- 0 against the Blackhawks this season. The win was the 800th of coach Ken Hitchcock’s career. DEVILS4, RANGERS3 » Brian Boyle scored the tying goal in the third period and the game-winner in a shootout against his former team, and New Jersey overcame a season-high 45 saves by Henrik Lundqvist to beat rival New York in Newark. BRUINS 2, JETS 1 » Charlie McAvoy celebrated his 20th birthday by scoring the decisive goal in the shootout, Tuukka Raskmade 37 saves, and host Boston edgedWinnipeg. Rask recorded a point for his eighth straight game as the Bruins beat the Jets for the fourth straight meeting. PENGUINS3, BLUEJACKETS2 » Kris Letang scored the deciding goal in the shootout, and Pittsburgh edged Columbus. The Penguins will play six of their next eight within the division. Entering Thursday night, just 10 points separated first and eighth place in the Metropolitan. HURRICANES4, PREDATORS1 » Noah Hanifin had a goal and two assists to lead an early outburst that carried Carolina past Nashville. Derek Ryan, Elias Lindholm and Victor Rask also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won four of five. Cam Ward made 28 saves. Kevin Fiala had the goal for Nashville, which has lost two straight. LIGHTNING 4, SENATORS 3
» Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos scored in the shootout, lifting Tampa Bay over Ottawa. The Lightning threatened to win on a power play at the end of overtime, but Nikita Kucherov’s shot past Craig Anderson was launched a split- second after the buzzer.