Atkinson's Hat Trick Leads Flyers Past Devils
P.K. Subban scored for the Devils, who have lost three straight and seven of eight.
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P.K. Subban scored for the Devils, who have lost three straight and seven of eight.
The Predators have won five straight -- with the last four coming on the road, including a sweep of the three New York area teams over a four-day stretch.
The Islanders' seven-game winless streak at UBS Arena had been the longest stretch in NHL history to open a new arena.
Alexander Georgiev stopped 36 shots and the Rangers extended one of the best starts in team history.
New Jersey has lost five of seven, and seven of 10 overall.
The Islanders led 3-2 after Noah Dobson's goal early in the third, but Nashville came back to keep New York winless in seven games at its new arena.
Blackwood had never lost in regulation in nine previous games against the Flyers, and nothing changed on Wednesday night.
Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba had a goal and an assist and delivered a crushing check in the second straight game.
Artemi Panarin had two goals and two assists against his first NHL team, passing 500 career points and helping New York to its seventh straight win.
Anders Lee had two goals and the Islanders snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.
Josh Norris scored the decisive goal in a shootout to lift the Ottawa Senators over the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Monday night, extending the Senators' winning streak to three games.
Patrick Kane scored the only goal in the shootout and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Islanders 3-2 Sunday night, sending New York to its 11th straight loss overall and its sixth straight setback its new arena.
Adam Fox added a goal and an assist and Alexandar Georgiev made 25 saves for New York, which has won 10 of its last 11.
Oliver Wahlstrom had two power-play goals, Cal Clutterbuck scored short-handed, and Mathew Barzal had two assists as the Islanders earned a point for the second straight game and fell to 0-8-2 during their skid.
Ryan Graves had a goal and an assist, and Jack Hughes, Damon Severson and Nico Hischier also scored for the Devils.
Shesterkin had 19 saves before leaving at 5:08 of the third period after appearing to suffer a right leg injury stretching out face-down in the crease.
Ryan Graves and Tomas Tatar scored for New Jersey. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 33 shots.
New York, which had lost eight straight in regulation, is winless in five games at UBS Arena, its $1.1 billion new home next to Belmont Park.
New York has won six in a row at home.
Tomas Tatar and Jesper Bratt scored for the Devils, and Mackenzie Blackwood had 26 saves.
Andreas Johnsson had two goals and two assists, Jesper Bratt had a goal and two assists and the New Jersey Devils beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 Sunday night.
General manager Lou Lamoriello said forward Casey Cizikas became the latest player to test positive. The Islanders would have had as many as eight players unavailable.
Tristan Jarry made 25 saves, Kasperi Kapanen scored in the second period and the Pittsburgh Penguins kept the depleted Islanders winless at their new arena with a 1-0 victory Friday night.
Roman Josi and Alexandre Carrier each scored and had an assist to lead the Nashville Predators over the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Friday night.
Artemi Panarin scored the first of New York's three third-period goals with 8:25 left and the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Friday afternoon.
