Islanders Extend Metro Lead With Shutout Win Over Ducks
The New York Islanders are dominating opponents with smothering defense and timely scoring.
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The New York Islanders are dominating opponents with smothering defense and timely scoring.
Thomas Greiss made 19 saves for the shutout as the Islanders moved into the Metropolitan Division first place by beating the Capitals 2-0.
Anders Lee scored twice in the Islanders' three-goal first period, helping New York to its ninth win in 11 games with a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.
Valtteri Filppula scored 1:37 into overtime and the New York Islanders beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 Tuesday night for their 12th win in 15 games.
One day after a tough loss to their crosstown rivals, the Islanders bounced back with a big win against the league-best Tampa Bay Lightning.
Filip Chytil also scored and Alexandar Georgiev made 24 saves to help the Rangers win in Brooklyn for the first time since the Islanders began playing home games there in 2015.
Ryan Strome, Kevin Shattenkirk and Jesper Fast scored for the Rangers, who dropped their fifth straight to open 2019. Lundqvist stopped 16 shots.
Rookie defenseman Devon Toews tied it early in the third period for New York. It was his second goal since being recalled from AHL Bridgeport.
Eberle tied the score 2-2 at 8:27 of the third, and Boychuk gave New York its first lead with a blast from just inside the blue line on the next shift.
Toews, playing in the fifth game of his career, got the winner when he knocked in the rebound of his own shot that Collin Delia stopped, with the puck coming to him at the right side.
Local stars will take center stage later this month when the NHL All-Star Game is played in San Jose.
Forget the NHL, Robin Lehner is one of the best stories in all of sports right now. While we're at it, so are the New York Islanders.
Robin Lehner made 39 saves against his former team and the Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Monday night
New York has won six of seven. Robin Lehner made 36 saves for his second shutout of the season, and Ryan Pulock had two assists.
The game got chippy late with several fights, including pushing and shoving after the final buzzer.
