Hischier, Blackwood Lead Devils To 2-1 Win Over Islanders
Mackenzie Blackwood added 29 saves to help the Devils improve to 6-2-1 in their last nine games.
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Mackenzie Blackwood added 29 saves to help the Devils improve to 6-2-1 in their last nine games.
Chris Kreider, Ryan Strome, Marc Staal, Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad scoredfor the Rangers (19-16-4) who saw a two-game winning streak come to an end.
Robin Lehner made 38 saves against his former team, Dennis Gilbert scored his first career goal
Mika Zibanejad had two goals and an assist, Henrik Lundqvist stopped 39 shots
Devils defenseman Damon Severson backhanded the puck into his own net in overtime
"Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone!! On our 2 year anniversary, in a "non traditional" move, I asked PK to marry me and he said, Yes," Vonn tweeted on Christmas Day.
Kevin Hayes played 361 games over five seasons for the Rangers before being dealt to Winnipeg at the trade deadline last season.
Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal scored for the Islanders, who lost their third consecutive game at Nassau Coliseum.
"Everybody was playing winning hockey, and that's important. Those are the habits that we want to continue to develop," P.K. Subban said.
Will Butcher scored for the Devils and Gilles Senn, starting his first NHL game, made 34 saves.
Anders Lee, Brock Nelson and Mathew Barzal each had a goal and an assist while Semyon Varlamov made 23 saves as the Islanders fell for the second time in three games.
The Devils have fewer overall wins (11) than Washington has on the road.
Alexandar Georgiev made 34 saves as the Rangers' losing streak reached three games.
Varlamov had 27 saves as New York snapped a seven-game losing streak to Boston.
In their first game since Monday's trade, Hall's former linemates Nico Hischier and Kyle Palmieri answered the call.
Thomas Greiss gave up five goals on 15 shots through two periods, and Semyon Varlamov stopped six of the nine shots he faced in the third.
Chris Kreider and Artemi Panarin scored, and Alexandar Georgiev made 19 saves for the Rangers, losers of three of their last five (2-2-1).
Palmieri's team-leading 12th goal of the season came with 8:26 left as he flipped the puck high into net past Coyotes goalie Darcy Kuemper.
The Ducks were trailing after 10 seconds and down 2-0 not even four minutes into their game against the New York Rangers
The Islanders improved to 13-2-1 overall between Nassau Coliseum and Brooklyn's Barclays Center this season.
The Devils are 0-6-1 over their last seven games and 2-9-1 since a modest two-game winning string in mid-November.
Zibanejad scored the tying and go-ahead goals in less than five minutes, Panarin added two insurance goals to complete a hat trick and the New York Rangers spoiled Boughner's first game by beating the Sharks 6-3 on Thursday night.
The Islanders swept the three-game, regular-season series with the Panthers for the first time since 2013.
Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings ended a four-game losing streak by beating the New York Rangers 3-1
Behind Ben Bishop's first shutout this season and 32nd of his career, Dallas beat the New Jersey Devils 2-0.
