Greiss, Islanders shut down Devils

NEW YORK — Thomas Greiss made 35 saves for his first shutout of the season, and the New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 3- 0 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win.

It was Greiss’ ninth career shutout. Dating to Oct. 28, Greiss has allowed just four goals on 114 shots.

Jordan Eberle, Brock Nelson and Scott Mayfield scored for New York ( 8- 4- 1), which improved to 6- 0- 0 against the Metropolitan Division this season. Josh Bailey had two assists to extend his point streak to eight games.

New Jersey ( 5- 5- 1) lost for the sixth time in seven games. Keith Kinkaid had 30 saves.

The Devils came up empty on two early power- play chances before the Islanders grabbed the lead on Eberle’s power- play goal 7: 43 into the game. With Jean- Sebastien Dea in the box for hooking Adam Pelech, Eberle tapped in Anders Lee’s rebound for his fourth of the season, and third in New York’s last three games.

New Jersey outshot New York 35- 33 for the game, but the Islanders were 1 for 4 on the power play and killed all four man advantages for the Devils.

Neither team was able develop any traction offensively in a stop- and- start second period, with the best chance being Taylor Hall’s semi- breakaway at 8: 06 that Greiss knocked away.

The third was a mirror image of the second, although New York did generate seven shot attempts in a 52- second span after Lee forced a Hall turnover.

Nelson got his teamleading seventh goal of the season with 4: 54 left. The sequence began with Nick Leddy blocking a Mirco Mueller shot, leading to a 2- on- 1 with Nelson and Bailey.