Islanders rip Ducks for 6th straight win, move into playoff spot
Top line of Mathew Barzal, Bo Horvat and Brock Nelson combined for 6 points in the 6-1 win on Sunday.
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Top line of Mathew Barzal, Bo Horvat and Brock Nelson combined for 6 points in the 6-1 win on Sunday.
Bo Horvat opened New York's four-goal, second-period burst with his 25th goal, the Islanders earned their fifth straight win.
The Islanders moved within four points of the Philadelphia Flyers for the third spot in the Metropolitan Division.
Palmieri, who completed the natural hat trick just 12:19 in, had his first three-goal game with the Islanders and added an assist.
The Islanders are 6-5-3 since firing Lane Lambert and hiring Roy to linger in the playoff race.
The winning play in the 3-2 victory on Monday was set up by sheer brilliance by Mathew Barzal.
The Islanders lost for the fifth time in six games.
Semyon Varlamov made 21 saves for the Islanders, who fell to 1-2-2 in their last five games.
New York moved within four points of the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.
Artemi Panarin scored 10 seconds into the extra session as the Blueshirts completed a wild 6-5 comeback win.
NHL fans are gearing up for a big weekend of outdoor hockey in New Jersey.
Kyle Palmieri scored and Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots in New York's second consecutive defeat.
Semyon Varlamov made 19 saves in his 600th NHL appearance but the Islanders two-game winning streak was snapped.
The Islanders won their second in a row since coming out of the All-Star break.
Ilya Sorokin stood tall in the final period and finished with 35 saves in the 3-2 win on Monday.
