Nelson, Islanders oust top-seeded Penguins
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Brock Nelson scored twice in New York’s three-goal second period, and the Islanders advanced to the playoffs’ second round with a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 on Wednesday.
The Islanders will face Boston in the next round, and fans chanted “We want Bos-ton! We want Bos-ton!” in the closing minutes.
Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and two assists, and Kyle Palmieri and Ryan Pulock also scored to help the Islanders beat the top-seeded Penguins in the first round for the second time in three years. Josh Bailey and Jean-gabriel Pageau each had two assists.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 34 shots to move to 4-0 with a 1.95 goals-against average in the series. He had seven saves in the
first period, 15 in the second and 12 in the third to finish with 150 in his four starts.
Las Vegas product Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist, and Jeff Carter and Jake Guentzel also scored for
Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry had 19 saves.
■ Lightning 4, Panthers 0: At Tampa, Fla., Andrei Vasilevskiy wrapped up a series with a Game 6 shutout for the second straight time, stopping 29 shots. He also shut out Dallas last year to win the Stanley Cup.
Steven Stamkos, Pat Maroon, Brayden Point and
Alex Killorn scored as Tampa Bay advanced to the second round for the fifth time in the past seven years. The Lightning next face the Carolina-nashville winner.
Rookie Spencer Knight had 20 saves for Florida, which has not won a playoff series since the 1996 East final.