Penguins humiliate Islanders, score 6 goals in second period
Tristan Jarry made just 21 saves for Pittsburgh in the 7-0 victory on Wednesday.
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Tristan Jarry made just 21 saves for Pittsburgh in the 7-0 victory on Wednesday.
Anders Lee had a goal and two assists to lead New York to a 5-4 win over Carolina on Saturday night.
The Islanders were playing on the second of back-to-back nights and looked like it at times.
Simon Holmstrom scored his league-leading fifth short-handed goal as the Islanders snapped a two-game skid.
It was the Islanders' first regulation loss in December.
Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat, Alexander Romanov and Simon Holmstrom scored for New York and Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves.
The Islanders trail the first-place New York Rangers by just four points in the Metropolitan Division.
Noah Dobson had three assists and Ilya Sorokin finished with 36 saves in the 4-3 win on Monday night.
It was the first time this season the Islanders won after trailing heading into the third period.
New York extended its point streak to four games (3-0-1).
The Islanders began a six-game homestand with a loss.
Sorokin finished with at least 40 saves for the fourth time this season.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 39 shots to help the Islanders win for the fourth time in six games.
Michael McLeod and Dawson Mercer also scored for the Devils, who were coming off a win over Buffalo last Saturday.
He stopped Bo Horvat, Oliver Wahlstrom, Mathew Barzal and Kyle Palmieri in the shootout.
