Islanders top Sens, continue hot play
OTTAWA, Ontario — Anders Lee and Jordan Eberle scored, Nick Leddy had two assists and the Islanders continued their hot play Saturday night, beating the Senators 2-1, Ottawa’s sixth loss in a row.
Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves for the Islanders, who have won three straight and six of seven.
“It’s a big win and it would have been nicer with a shutout, but at this point I’ll take any win,” Halak said. “I think we worked hard but there were too many penalties on both sides so it took away any momentum.”
Matt Duchene scored his first goal in his eighth game with Ottawa, and Craig Anderson made 22 saves.
The Islanders thought they had built a 2-0 lead in the third, but a delayed penalty call to Eberle for goaltender interference negated the goal.
The Senators were unsuccessful on the ensuing power play, just as they were with the previous four opportunities in the game.
The Islanders eventually did get that 2-0 cushion when Eberle made good on his miscue at 14:10 and deposited a backhand behind Anderson, who was moving in the other direction after making the initial save.
Duchene scored a powerplay goal at 15:39 to pull the Senators to within one.
DETROIT — Brian Gibbons scored with 2:28 remaining in overtime to give the Devils a 4-3 victory over the Red Wings on Saturday night.
The Devils squandered a 3-1 lead in the third period, but Gibbons was able to get his stick on a pass by Red Wings defenseman Nick Jensen and took control of the puck in front of the Detroit net. He beat Jimmy Howard for the game-winner, his 11th goal of the season.
Brian Boyle and Taylor Hall scored in the first period for the Devils, and Nico Hischier added a goal in the third.
The Devils moved past Columbus into first place in the Metropolitan Division. The Devils have points in four straight games and eight of nine.
David Booth scored twice for the Red Wings.