Vasilevskiy backstops Tampa to win
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves for his 10th consecutive victory, rookie Ross Colton broke a third-period tie with his second career goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Thursday night.
Victor Hedman, Alex Killorn and Yanni Gourde also scored for Tampa Bay.
Dylan Strome and Mattias Janmark had power-play goals for the Blackhawks. They have lost three straight and are 1-5 in their last six games.
Colton gave Tampa Bay the lead at 5:32 of the third period. He raced up ice and took a pass from Mathieu Joseph, skated in alone on Kevin Lankinen, pulled the puck back to his forehand and tucked a shot between the post and the pad.
The teams will complete the two-game series Saturday.
Flyers 4, Islanders 3 — Oskar Lindblom scored his second goal with 2:22 left, Carter Hart made 22 saves and Philadelphia recovered after blowing a late, three-goal lead to beat New York.
Lindblom’s shot from between the circles beat goalie Semyon Varlamov for this fourth goal this season. Travis Konecny assisted, his third of the contest, and the Flyers won in regulation for only the second time in their last 10 games.
Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek also scored a night after the Flyers were trounced 9-0 by the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
Michael Dal Colle, Sebastian Aho and Oliver Wahlstrom scored for New York.
Devils 3, Penguins 2 — Scott Wedgewood made 40 saves, Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist and New Jersey beat Pittsburgh.
P.K. Subban and Travis Zajac also scored, and the Devils won their second straight at home following a losing streak of 11 games (0-10-1) in Newark.
Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust scored for Pittsburgh. The teams will meet again Saturday at Prudential Center, then closed the three-game set Sunday in Philadelphia.
Blue Jackets 3, Hurricanes 2 — Seth Jones scored his second goal with 50.4 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Columbus past Carolina.
Kevin Stenlund also scored for the Blue Jackets, Oliver Bjorkstrand assisted on all three goals, and Joonas Korpisalo stopped 25 shots.
Sebastian Aho scored twice for the Hurricanes. They have lost two straight after an eight-game winning streak.
Red Wings 3, Stars 2 — Robby Fabbri scored three goals, one in each period, and Detroit held off Dallas.
The Red Wings did have a setback, losing goaltender Jonathan Bernier to an injury late in the second period after he stopped all 22 shots he faced.
Thomas Greiss finished the game in net and had 16 saves.
For the second time in less than a month, the Central Division’s last-place team has won two straight and three of four games.
Roope Hintz and Jason Dickinson scored for Dallas.
Predators 2, Panthers 1 — Calle Jarnkrok scored twice, leading Nashville past Florida.Juuse Saros stopped 40 shots, allowing only Jonathan Huberdeau’s goal.