Isles Beat Canadiens For 3rd Straight Win

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) Dwayne Roloson stopped 37 shots, and four Islanders had goals in a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night that stretched New York's winning streak to three.

Blake Comeau, Michael Grabner, P.A. Parenteau and James Wisniewski all scored for the Islanders, who tied their longest winning streak of the season and extended their point streak to five games (4-0-1).

New York (9-18-6) moved four points ahead of New Jersey, which has the fewest points in the NHL.

The announced attendance was only 3,136 on a snowy night on Long Island. Newsday reported on its website that the NHL turned down the requests of the Islanders and Nassau County to postpone the game.

Tomas Plekanec scored Montreal's only goal. Carey Price made 21 saves.

Comeau opened the scoring 11:04 in with his eighth goal. He gathered a pass from Rob Schremp at the blue line, bore down on Price before deking him, and then beat the goalie low to the glove side.

There was a lengthy video review midway through the second period on an apparent goal by John Tavares. Price had misplayed the puck behind his net and turned it over to Parenteau. Parenteau passed to Matt Moulson, who drove to the net, and the rebound came to Tavares in the slot for a stuff attempt.

Price and Josh Georges stretched out across the goal line, and an official waved off the goal. The review was inconclusive.

The Islanders eventually took a 2-0 lead with 1:42 remaining in the second when Grabner made a move similar to Comeau's.

New York then put the game away during a 5-minute power play after Montreal's Max Pacioretty boarded Mark Eaton 1:29 into the third period. Pacioretty was also ejected from the game.

The Islanders connected twice during the advantage. Parenteau's seventh of the season came 32 seconds into the power play, and Wisniewski made it 4-0 2:22 later.

NOTES: The Islanders also won three straight from Oct. 16-21 during their 4-1-2 start. ... New York went 2 for 8 on the power play, giving the team six man-advantage goals in seven games after going 0 for 39 in the previous 12. ... Price has lost four of his past six outings. He allowed at least three goals in all but one of those appearances.