Islanders can’t dent Bobrovsky’s armor
Goalie posts his second consecutive shutout in Blue Jackets’ 4-0 win
Sergei Bobrovsky recorded his second consecutive shutout and the Columbus Blue Jackets stayed in the NHL playoff hunt, beating the New York Islanders 4-0 on Tuesday night.
Ryan Dzingel, Artemi Panarin, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Cam Atkinson scored, and Bobrovsky finished with 26 saves and his eighth shutout of the season for the Blue Jackets.
Columbus started the day two points behind Montreal for the second Eastern Division wildcard spot and three points behind Carolina for the first. The Blue Jackets have six games remaining. senators 4, sabres 0: Craig Anderson stopped 35 shots for his second shutout of the season. Brian Gibbons had a goal and an assist, and Anthony Duclair, Rudolfs Balcers and Magnus Paajarvi also scored for Ottawa. Carter Hutton made 27 saves for Buffalo, which lost its fourth straight. capitals 4, Hurricanes 1: Alex Ovechkin scored his Nhl-leading 49th goal of the season to snap a four-game drought and help Washington increase its division lead. canadiens 6, Panthers 1: Tomas Tatar had two goals and an assist to help Montreal stay in playoff position. Brett Kulak, Artturi Lehkonen, Phillip Danault and Max Domi also scored. oilers 8, Kings 4: Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-hopkins each had a hat trick, and Connor Mcdavid added a goal and three assists for Edmonton. Oscar Klefbom also had three assists. Dustin Brown had a goal and two assists and Anze Kopitar added three assists for Los Angeles. notes: The Sabres signed Casey Fitzgerald to a two-year $1.85 million entry-level contract after the defenseman completed his senior season at Boston College . ... The Nhl-leading Tampa Bay Lightning signed coach Jon Cooper to a multiyear extension. No contract terms were disclosed.