HALAK RECORDS 11TH WIN IN ROW, BREAKS ISLES MARK

ottawa After the Senators honored longtime former captain Daniel Alfredsson, they were done in by Jaroslav Halak and the surging Islanders.

Halak made 20 saves in his franchise-record 11th straight victory, and the Islanders held on for a 2-1 win over the Senators on Thursday night.

Halak, 13-4 in his first season with the Islanders, broke the record held by Hall of Fame goalie Billy Smith, set in 1982.

“It’s always nice, but I would say I’m not here to chase any records or anything,” Halak said. “I’m here to have fun, play hockey and try to help the guys win the game.”

Casey Cizikas scored the winner, and Brock Nelson also scored. New York has won eight of nine and 13-of-15.

Halak has allowed only 14 goals during his streak. Ryan Johansen scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift the Blue Jackets to a 4-3 victory over the Panthers. Boone Jenner, Cam Atkinson and Nick Foligno scored in regulation for Columbus, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 52 shots. … Kyle Quincey fired in a long slap shot for his first goal of the season, and the

went on to beat the 5-2. The drive beat goalie Jussi Rynnas 7:39 into the third period and gave Detroit a 4-2 lead. … Eric Fehr scored with 4:02 remaining, and the Capitals defeated the Hurricanes 2-1. Jay Beagle scored an early goal, and Braden Holtby stopped 29 shots for the Capitals. Alexander Semin scored his first goal of the season for the Hurricanes, who were trying to win two in a row for the first time since early November. … Mike Cammalleri and Eric Gelinas scored powerplay goals, and the Devils defeated the Maple Leafs 5-3. Stephen Gionta, Steve Bernier and Adam Henrique had the other goals for New Jersey. … Brad Richardson scored two goals and added an assist, and Eddie Lack posted his fifth NHL shutout to lift the Canucks to a 3-0 win over the Penguins. … Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist during the

three-goal second period in a 5-0 win over the Sabres. … Dustin Brown had two goals and an assist, Martin Jones stopped 26 shots, and the Kings beat the 4-0.