Clutterbuck, Barzal help Islanders defeat Jets, 6-3
NEW YORK >> Cal Clutterbuck scored twice, Mathew Barzal and Hudson Fasching each had a goal and two assists and the New York Islanders snapped a six-game losing streak with a 6-3 win against Winnipeg Saturday.
Kyle Palmieri and Anders Lee also scored and Semyon Varlamov made 33 saves for the Islanders, who remain outside a wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 12 games left in the regular season.
Vladislav Namestnikov, Mason Appleton and Cole Perfetti scored for Winnipeg, which has lost two in a row after an impressive win over the Rangers on Tuesday. Connor Hellebuyck gave up five goals on 26 shots before being relieved by Laurent Brossoit halfway through the second period.
Clutterbuck scored twice in the first period to give New York an early 2-0 lead.
Namestnikov pulled the Jets to within a goal as he snuck behind the Islanders defense and deftly danced around Varlamov at 11:20 of the first period.
The Islanders responded with four consecutive goals to take command.
BLUES 5, WILD 4, OT>> A banged-up Jordan Kyrou scored a hat trick and Brandon Saad tallied 2:05 into overtime to give St. Louis Blues a victory over Minnesota.
Jake Neighbours also scored for the Blues, who are 6-1 in their last seven games. Pavel Buchnevich had three assists and Jordan Binnington made 30 saves.
Marco Rossi scored twice for the Wild. Marcus Johansson and Brock Faber also had goals for Minnesota, while Marc-Andre Fleury had 22 saves.
The win moved the Blues two points ahead of the Wild, who both trail Vegas in the race for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The win was the Blues’ third straight over the Wild, who fell to 6-2-2 in their last 10 as they opened a six-game homestand that could decide their playoff fate. PREDATORS 1, RED WINGS 0>> Filip Forsberg scored with 5:14 remaining in the third period and Juuse Saros made 22 saves to lead Nashville to a victory over, extending Nashville’s franchise record streak of games unbeaten in regulation to 17 at 15-0-2.
Nashville sits comfortably in the Western Conference’s top wild-card position with 88 points.
Alex Lyon made 31saves for Detroit, which had its two-game winning streak snapped.
With time winding down in the third, Forsberg capped off a wild scramble in the Detroit zone with a wrist shot from the right circle that beat Lyon high to the glove side. He has scored in five-straight games and has six goals over that span. SENATORS 5, DEVILS 2>> Thomas Chabot and Mathieu Joseph each scored and had an assist to help Ottawa snap a three-game skid with a victory over New Jersey.
Angus Crookshank, Ridley Greig and Drake Batherson also had goals and Brady Tkachuk had two assists for the Senators. Jonas Korpisalo stopped 18 shots for his 16th win.