Islanders beat Bruins for sixth straight win
Anthony Beauvillier scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the New York Islanders beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory.
Brock Nelson scored in regulation for the Islanders, and Semyon Varlamov stopped 32 shots as Barry Trotz became the third coach in NHL history to reach 1,700 games behind the bench. New York beat Boston for the fourth time in four meetings this season.
The Islanders also improved to 11-0-2 at Nassau Coliseum, remaining the league’s only team without a regulation loss at home.
David Pastrnak scored for Boston, which lost its second straight and fell to 3-5-2 in its last 10 games. Jaroslav Halak finished with 26 saves. » Blake Coleman scored 2:17 into overtime, giving Tampa Bay the win at Detroit. Coleman’s goal was set up by Tyler Johnson, who also scored, on a 2-on-1 rush to extend the defending Stanley Cup champions season-high point streak to nine games.
HURRICANES 3, PREDATORS 2» Jordan Staal scored his second goal of the game with 34.9 seconds left in overtime to give Carolina a home win over Nashville and extend the Hurricanes’ winning streak to six games.
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Kasperi Kapanen got his fourth goal in his last five games and surging Pittsburgh beat New York. Teddy Blueger and Jake Guentzel also scored for the Penguins, who went 4-1 on their homestand to gain ground in the hyper-competitive East Division. Sidney Crosby’s empty-net goal with 32 seconds to go helped Pittsburgh escape with the win.
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Joel Kiviranta scored 100 seconds in and added an assist, rookie Jason Robertson had four assists and the Dallas dominated Chicago.
Anton Khudobin stopped 21 shots for Dallas, which has won two of three by a combined 11-1 after dropping four straight games.
CAPITALS 5, DEVILS 4 » Jakub Vrana scored his second goal of the game in overtime to help Washington beat New Jersey after squandering a three-goal lead at home. Washington has won six of seven games, including two in a row since Tom Wilson was suspended for hitting Boston’s Brandon Carlo in the head.
JETS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3 » Connor Hellebuyck made 36 saves, leading Winnipeg over North Division-leading Toronto in the opener of a three-game series.
PANTHERS 4, BLUE JACKETS 2 » Patric Hornqvist and Owen Tippett scored power-play goals in the second period, Sergei Bobrovsky made 40 saves and Florida won at Columbus. Juho Lammikko and Carter Verhaeghe also scored for the Panthers, who have won three of their last four games.
FLYERS 5, SABRES 4 » Shaye Gostisbehere tied the game late in regulation, Sean Couturier and Nolan Patrick scored shootout goals, and Philadelphia beat visiting Buffalo. The NHL-worst Buffalo Sabres lost their eighth straight game (0-7-1).
NHL RETURNING TO ESPN » The National Hockey League will be returning to ESPN beginning next season.
The two sides have reached agreement on a seven-year deal that includes four Stanley Cup Finals, people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract has not been finalized.
ESPN and the NHL had no comment. The deal was first reported by SportsNet in Canada.
NBC is in the final season of a 10-year contract worth $2 billion that gives it national NHL rights, but the league will air on multiple networks in its next agreement.