Brodzinski propels Rangers by Islanders
NEW YORK — Jonny Brodzinski scored the goahead goal in the second period and the New York Rangers defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 on Sunday.
Mika Zibanejad, Will Cuylle, Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere also scored for the Rangers, who have won five of six. Igor Shesterkin finished with 25 saves.
Bo Horvat scored twice, Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves but the Islanders lost their fourth consecutive game.
The Rangers scored three times in the second period to erase a one-goal deficit and take a 3-2 lead.
Golden Knights 3, Devils 1:
At Las Vegas, Jack Eichel scored his 21st goal of the season and Vegas beat New Jersey.
After the Devils took a 1-0 lead 38 seconds into the third period, the Golden Knights scored the next two goals.
Maneuvering his way through the neutral zone and finding open ice at the top of the slot, Eichel finally beat New Jersey goalie Jake Allen with his seventh shot of the game to the delight of an announced sold-out crowd of 18,234.
Jets 6, Blue Jackets 1: At
Columbus, Ohio, Tyler Toffoli scored twice and added an assist, leading Winnipeg past Columbus.
Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist, and Kyle Connor, Logan Stanley and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored. Sean Monahan added two assists and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 30 shots for the Jets, who pulled even with the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche atop the Central Division.
Penguins 6, Red Wings 3:
At Pittsburgh, Sidney Crosby matched Wayne Gretzky for seventh-most goals with a single franchise in NHL history, and Pittsburgh beat Detroit.
Crosby, Lars Eller, Reilly Smith and Valtteri Puustinen each had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh, which won for the second time in three games following a four-game losing streak. Michael Bunting and Drew O’connor also scored.
Blackhawks 5, Sharks 2:
At Chicago, Ryan Donato, Kevin Korchinski and Joey Anderson scored in a 1:23 span of the third period, and Chicago beat San Jose .
Philipp Kurashev and Connor Bedard also scored for the Blackhawks, who have won four of their last six games. Petr Mrazek finished with 24 saves.