Hand-to-hand combat: Winnipeg's Johnny Oduya (rear) tussles with Boston's Patrice Bergeron during the Jets' 2-1 win in Winnipeg on Tuesday. APFor a change, the positive vibes came from the New York Islanders' side of the hallway.Matt Martin scored his second game-winning goal in his three-year NHL career, and the Islanders shook off a slow start and routed the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Tuesday night.The Islanders are 4-1-2 in their past seven games."It's been a great week, but we've still got a lot of work to do," said John Tavares, who had a goal and an assist. "We have to raise our game."Milan Jurcina, David Ullstrom and Matt Moulson — the NHL's first star of last week — also scored for New York. Ullstrom's goal was his first in the NHL. Al Montoya made 23 saves."We just have to keep trying to find ways to win," said Islanders captain Mark Streit, who had two assists.Fourteen of New York's 18 skaters had at least one shot on goal, led by Moulson's eight. Moulson also had two points, and nine Islanders reached the score sheet."The team is invested and it shows," coach Jack Capuano said.Martin St. Louis gave Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead, but the Islanders led 3-1 before the first period ended. Mathieu Garon stopped 29 shots.Tampa Bay, which has lost five in a row, leads New York by only one point for 13th place in the Eastern Conference."Pretty down," St. Louis said of the Lightning's mood. "It's tough when you're in a down spiral like this. We're a fragile team."The Islanders have outscored opponents 19-13 the past six games.Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead on its first shot when St. Louis tipped Brett Clark's point drive past Montoya 6:55 in for his ninth goal this season.New York then took control.Tavares tied it with a wrist shot from the right circle at 14:01, splitting two defenders before ripping in his ninth goal."We're fine up a goal, we're going good, we scored (then) they scored and (we) just collapsed," St. Louis said. "Just a beating after that."Blues 3, Red Wings 2In St. Louis, David Backes scored the Blues' second straight power-play goal, and St. Louis broke out of a 2-for-39 slump with the man advantage in a victory against Detroit.Alex Steen had a power-play goal in the second period, and Brian Elliott made 27 saves for the Blues, 9-2-3 since coach Ken Hitchcock replaced the fired Davis Payne. The Blues also beat the Red Wings in Hitchcock's first game on Nov. 15.Jets 2, Bruins 1In Winnipeg, Ondrej Pavelec made 39 saves, and Bryan Little scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Jets beat Boston.The Bruins lost in regulation for the first time since Oct. 29, ending a 15-game stretch in which they earned 29 of a possible 30 points.Devils 3, Maple Leafs 2 (OT)In Toronto, David Clarkson scored twice, including the winning goal 2:40 into overtime.Ilya Kovalchuk also scored for the Devils, who got 31 saves from Martin Brodeur.Blue Jackets 3, Canadiens 2 (SO)In Montreal, Rick Nash's shootout goal lifted Columbus over the Canadiens.Curtis Sanford was perfect in the tiebreaker, turning aside David Desharnais, Max Pacioretty and Brian Gionta. Gionta scored a goal with 1:21 left in regulation to send the game to overtime.Ducks 3, Kings 2In Anaheim, Bobby Ryan's awkward shot glanced off Drew Doughty's shin and past Jonathan Quick with 48.8 seconds to play, and the Ducks beat Los Angeles for their first victory under new coach Bruce Boudreau.Wild 2, Sharks 1In San Jose, Mikko Koivu and Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored late in the first period and Matt Hackett made 34 saves to win in his NHL debut.Coyotes 3, Predators 2In Nashville, Keith Yandle scored with 1:45 remaining to give Phoenix a win against the Predators.The Coyotes won their second straight game. The Predators have dropped six of eight.Flames 7, Hurricanes 6In Calgary, Brendan Morrison had two goals and two assists.Jarome Iginla had two goals and an assist in Calgary's highest scoring game of the season. Lee Stempniak scored and had an assist, and Rene Bourque and Mikael Backlund also scored.Canucks 6, Avalanche 0In Vancouver, Daniel Sedin scored three times, Cory Schneider had 20 saves in relief of Roberto Luongo, and the Canucks beat Colorado.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Islanders enjoy rare victory celebrations
UNIONDALE, New York — In one room, there was confusion, frustration and anger. In the other, smiles and good feeling.Hand-to-hand combat: Winnipeg's Johnny Oduya (rear) tussles with Boston's Patrice Bergeron during the Jets' 2-1 win in Winnipeg on Tuesday. APFor a change, the positive vibes came from the New York Islanders' side of the hallway.Matt Martin scored his second game-winning goal in his three-year NHL career, and the Islanders shook off a slow start and routed the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Tuesday night.The Islanders are 4-1-2 in their past seven games."It's been a great week, but we've still got a lot of work to do," said John Tavares, who had a goal and an assist. "We have to raise our game."Milan Jurcina, David Ullstrom and Matt Moulson — the NHL's first star of last week — also scored for New York. Ullstrom's goal was his first in the NHL. Al Montoya made 23 saves."We just have to keep trying to find ways to win," said Islanders captain Mark Streit, who had two assists.Fourteen of New York's 18 skaters had at least one shot on goal, led by Moulson's eight. Moulson also had two points, and nine Islanders reached the score sheet."The team is invested and it shows," coach Jack Capuano said.Martin St. Louis gave Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead, but the Islanders led 3-1 before the first period ended. Mathieu Garon stopped 29 shots.Tampa Bay, which has lost five in a row, leads New York by only one point for 13th place in the Eastern Conference."Pretty down," St. Louis said of the Lightning's mood. "It's tough when you're in a down spiral like this. We're a fragile team."The Islanders have outscored opponents 19-13 the past six games.Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead on its first shot when St. Louis tipped Brett Clark's point drive past Montoya 6:55 in for his ninth goal this season.New York then took control.Tavares tied it with a wrist shot from the right circle at 14:01, splitting two defenders before ripping in his ninth goal."We're fine up a goal, we're going good, we scored (then) they scored and (we) just collapsed," St. Louis said. "Just a beating after that."Blues 3, Red Wings 2In St. Louis, David Backes scored the Blues' second straight power-play goal, and St. Louis broke out of a 2-for-39 slump with the man advantage in a victory against Detroit.Alex Steen had a power-play goal in the second period, and Brian Elliott made 27 saves for the Blues, 9-2-3 since coach Ken Hitchcock replaced the fired Davis Payne. The Blues also beat the Red Wings in Hitchcock's first game on Nov. 15.Jets 2, Bruins 1In Winnipeg, Ondrej Pavelec made 39 saves, and Bryan Little scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Jets beat Boston.The Bruins lost in regulation for the first time since Oct. 29, ending a 15-game stretch in which they earned 29 of a possible 30 points.Devils 3, Maple Leafs 2 (OT)In Toronto, David Clarkson scored twice, including the winning goal 2:40 into overtime.Ilya Kovalchuk also scored for the Devils, who got 31 saves from Martin Brodeur.Blue Jackets 3, Canadiens 2 (SO)In Montreal, Rick Nash's shootout goal lifted Columbus over the Canadiens.Curtis Sanford was perfect in the tiebreaker, turning aside David Desharnais, Max Pacioretty and Brian Gionta. Gionta scored a goal with 1:21 left in regulation to send the game to overtime.Ducks 3, Kings 2In Anaheim, Bobby Ryan's awkward shot glanced off Drew Doughty's shin and past Jonathan Quick with 48.8 seconds to play, and the Ducks beat Los Angeles for their first victory under new coach Bruce Boudreau.Wild 2, Sharks 1In San Jose, Mikko Koivu and Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored late in the first period and Matt Hackett made 34 saves to win in his NHL debut.Coyotes 3, Predators 2In Nashville, Keith Yandle scored with 1:45 remaining to give Phoenix a win against the Predators.The Coyotes won their second straight game. The Predators have dropped six of eight.Flames 7, Hurricanes 6In Calgary, Brendan Morrison had two goals and two assists.Jarome Iginla had two goals and an assist in Calgary's highest scoring game of the season. Lee Stempniak scored and had an assist, and Rene Bourque and Mikael Backlund also scored.Canucks 6, Avalanche 0In Vancouver, Daniel Sedin scored three times, Cory Schneider had 20 saves in relief of Roberto Luongo, and the Canucks beat Colorado.
Hand-to-hand combat: Winnipeg's Johnny Oduya (rear) tussles with Boston's Patrice Bergeron during the Jets' 2-1 win in Winnipeg on Tuesday. APFor a change, the positive vibes came from the New York Islanders' side of the hallway.Matt Martin scored his second game-winning goal in his three-year NHL career, and the Islanders shook off a slow start and routed the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Tuesday night.The Islanders are 4-1-2 in their past seven games."It's been a great week, but we've still got a lot of work to do," said John Tavares, who had a goal and an assist. "We have to raise our game."Milan Jurcina, David Ullstrom and Matt Moulson — the NHL's first star of last week — also scored for New York. Ullstrom's goal was his first in the NHL. Al Montoya made 23 saves."We just have to keep trying to find ways to win," said Islanders captain Mark Streit, who had two assists.Fourteen of New York's 18 skaters had at least one shot on goal, led by Moulson's eight. Moulson also had two points, and nine Islanders reached the score sheet."The team is invested and it shows," coach Jack Capuano said.Martin St. Louis gave Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead, but the Islanders led 3-1 before the first period ended. Mathieu Garon stopped 29 shots.Tampa Bay, which has lost five in a row, leads New York by only one point for 13th place in the Eastern Conference."Pretty down," St. Louis said of the Lightning's mood. "It's tough when you're in a down spiral like this. We're a fragile team."The Islanders have outscored opponents 19-13 the past six games.Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead on its first shot when St. Louis tipped Brett Clark's point drive past Montoya 6:55 in for his ninth goal this season.New York then took control.Tavares tied it with a wrist shot from the right circle at 14:01, splitting two defenders before ripping in his ninth goal."We're fine up a goal, we're going good, we scored (then) they scored and (we) just collapsed," St. Louis said. "Just a beating after that."Blues 3, Red Wings 2In St. Louis, David Backes scored the Blues' second straight power-play goal, and St. Louis broke out of a 2-for-39 slump with the man advantage in a victory against Detroit.Alex Steen had a power-play goal in the second period, and Brian Elliott made 27 saves for the Blues, 9-2-3 since coach Ken Hitchcock replaced the fired Davis Payne. The Blues also beat the Red Wings in Hitchcock's first game on Nov. 15.Jets 2, Bruins 1In Winnipeg, Ondrej Pavelec made 39 saves, and Bryan Little scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Jets beat Boston.The Bruins lost in regulation for the first time since Oct. 29, ending a 15-game stretch in which they earned 29 of a possible 30 points.Devils 3, Maple Leafs 2 (OT)In Toronto, David Clarkson scored twice, including the winning goal 2:40 into overtime.Ilya Kovalchuk also scored for the Devils, who got 31 saves from Martin Brodeur.Blue Jackets 3, Canadiens 2 (SO)In Montreal, Rick Nash's shootout goal lifted Columbus over the Canadiens.Curtis Sanford was perfect in the tiebreaker, turning aside David Desharnais, Max Pacioretty and Brian Gionta. Gionta scored a goal with 1:21 left in regulation to send the game to overtime.Ducks 3, Kings 2In Anaheim, Bobby Ryan's awkward shot glanced off Drew Doughty's shin and past Jonathan Quick with 48.8 seconds to play, and the Ducks beat Los Angeles for their first victory under new coach Bruce Boudreau.Wild 2, Sharks 1In San Jose, Mikko Koivu and Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored late in the first period and Matt Hackett made 34 saves to win in his NHL debut.Coyotes 3, Predators 2In Nashville, Keith Yandle scored with 1:45 remaining to give Phoenix a win against the Predators.The Coyotes won their second straight game. The Predators have dropped six of eight.Flames 7, Hurricanes 6In Calgary, Brendan Morrison had two goals and two assists.Jarome Iginla had two goals and an assist in Calgary's highest scoring game of the season. Lee Stempniak scored and had an assist, and Rene Bourque and Mikael Backlund also scored.Canucks 6, Avalanche 0In Vancouver, Daniel Sedin scored three times, Cory Schneider had 20 saves in relief of Roberto Luongo, and the Canucks beat Colorado.
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