Devils Come Up Short In Loss To Short-Handed Senators
A 3rd period goal from Travis Zajac wasn't enough to push New Jersey over Ottawa.
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A 3rd period goal from Travis Zajac wasn't enough to push New Jersey over Ottawa.
In an important division battle pitting one team struggling mightily on home ice and another with a league-low seven victories on the road, it was the New Jersey Devils that got the best of the visiting New York Islanders.
The Islanders began the third period killing off a double-minor high sticking penalty by Josh Bailey, whose stick drew blood on Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh with nine seconds left in the second period.
The Sharks (34-18-5) were 0-1-2 in the first three games of their trip out East, but Brent Burns scored twice and Martin Jones made 21 saves to help guarantee a happy flight back across the country Sunday night.
Lundqvist made 32 saves in his milestone victory, and Kevin Klein scored twice, as the Rangers (36-18-1) extended their winning streak to five consecutive games and finished off a sweep of a four-game homestand.
Anderson had not played since Dec. 5 because he was with his wife, Nicholle, as she underwent cancer treatment in a New York hospital.
Chris Kreider's 22nd goal early in the third period put the New York Rangers ahead for good in a 4-3 victory against the Nashville Predators.
Ron Hainsey scored with 2:08 left in overtime Saturday night as the Carolina Hurricanes outlasted the New York Islanders 5-4 at Barclays Center.
The New Jersey Devils continued their winnings ways on the road Saturday night, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1.
Washington continued its torrid pace with a 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night at the Prudential Center.
Claude Giroux scored with 1:40 left in overtime Sunday night as the Philadelphia Flyers stopped a pair of losing streaks with a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders at Barclays Center.
Kyle Palmieri and Pavel Zacha also recorded goals and Michael Cammalleri picked up two assists to give the Devils (20-19-9) their fourth win in their last six games (4-1-1).
Anders Lee scored his second goal of the game in the third period as the New York Islanders rebounded from squandering a two-goal lead to post a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
Shea Weber and Max Pacioretty scored less than two minutes apart early in the third period to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Friday night.
A 1980s style shootout at the O.K. Corral was not the expected result. It was, however, very welcome in what seems like the goal-starved NHL.
The Montreal Canadiens rallied from a third-period deficit to beat the New York Rangers 5-4 on Saturday night at the Bell Centre.
The Carolina Hurricanes remained nearly unbeatable at home, downing the New York Islanders 7-4 Saturday night.
All-Star center John Tavares scored three goals as his New York Islanders snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over the Florida Panthers on Friday night.
Brendan Perlini scored the game-tying goal with 5:55 remaining and Anthony Duclair and Radim Vrbata scored in the shootout as Arizona ended a season-high losing streak one game short of the franchise record with a 2-1 victory over the Islanders.
Columbus defenseman Seth Jones fanned on a pass at the New York blueline and the speedy Grabner pounced, lifting a backhand shot high over sprawling goaltender Curtis McElhinney.
Mark Letestu's power play goal 3:59 into overtime Saturday night lifted the Edmonton Oilers to a come-from-behind 2-1 road victory over the New Jersey Devils.
The Toronto Maple Leafs used a first-period scoring flurry to cruise past the New Jersey Devils 4-2 at Prudential Center on Friday night.
The Rangers won for the fourth time in five games and moved 10 points ahead of the Flyers in the Metropolitan Division standings.
The Devils were able to kill a late penalty and survived a sixth attacker situation with Kyle Palmieri getting an empty-net goal with 2 minutes left to seal the victory.
Nick Holden's third period goal put the Rangers up for good against the Senators Tuesday night.
