Kempe Gets Winner In OT, Kings Edge Devils
Mackenzie Blackwood had his six-game winning streak broken despite making 36 saves, and the Devils earned a point for the fifth straight game.
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Mackenzie Blackwood had his six-game winning streak broken despite making 36 saves, and the Devils earned a point for the fifth straight game.
The Islanders were coming off an overtime loss at St. Louis on Thursday, which followed a home overtime defeat to the Rangers last Tuesday.
The Rangers' playoff push suffered a blow when forward Chris Kreider suffered a fractured foot in the first period.
Travis Zajac and Nikita Gusev each had a goal for the Devils, who were seeking their season-high fourth straight win but blew a 2-0 lead in the second period. Cory
The Rangers have won nine consecutive road games and are 9-1-0 in their last 10 overall.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Jordan Eberle scored for the Islanders. Thomas Greiss stopped 30 shots.
Defenseman P.K. Subban scored the winner on a power play early in the third period.
Gabriel Landeskog, Andre Burakovsky and Joonas Donskoi scored to help Colorado end a three-game skid against a scuffling New York team.
New York rebounded from a 3-1 loss to Boston on Sunday to win for the fifth time in six games.
Louis Domingue made 36 saves for the Devils, who were shut out for the seventh time this season.
Pavel Buchnevich also scored for the Rangers, who have won four straight and are 7-2 in their last nine.
Mirco Mueller scored in the first period and Joey Anderson added one in the third for the Devils, while Louis Domingue had 26 saves in a losing effort.
The Rangers entered the game 1-17-0 when trailing after two periods.
Andy Greene and Jesper Bratt also scored in the four-minute barrage as the Devils posted only their third win (3-20-0) when trailing after two periods.
New York had won two in a row. Thomas Greiss allowed three goals on eight shots before he was replaced by Semyon Varlamov, who made 16 saves.
The Rangers are 5-2-0 in their last seven games.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 35 shots as New York beat its Metropolitan Division rival for the third time in three meetings this season.
Jack Hughes, Kevin Rooney and Kyle Palmieri scored for the Devils, who saw their season-high six-game (3-0-3) point steak snapped.
Nikita Gusev, Blake Coleman and Kyle Palmieri scored for the Devils, who extended their points streak to a season-high six games.
Derick Brassard scored for New York, which lost in regulation for the first time in six games.
Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider scored for the Rangers, and Alexandar Georgiev finished with 25 saves.
Bellows scored his first two goals to help the Islanders rally for a win over the last-place Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
Blake Coleman, Damon Severson and Pavel Zacha also scored for New Jersey. Blackwood also benefited from three shots that hit the post on his busy night.
Kreider and Zibanejad each had a goal and an assist, Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and two assists and Filip Chytil and Greg McKegg also scored for the Rangers.
Mathew Barzal and Derick Brassard also scored for the Islanders, who are 2-0-2 in their last four games.
