NHL ROUNDUP | Thursday’s other games

Islanders 5, Maple Leafs 4

TORONTO — Ruslan Fedotenko scored two of the Islanders’ four power-play goals and New York earned its second straight victory. Mike Comrie and Bryan Berard also had power-play goals while Freddy Meyer added an empty-netter for the Islanders, who moved within four points of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Alex Ponikarovsky, Matt Stajan, Mats Sundin and Darcy Tucker scored for the Leafs, who dropped to 29th overall in the 30-team NHL after Tampa Bay beat Philadelphia on Thursday night. The Leafs are eight points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 23 games to play in the regular season and have five games left before the Feb. 26 trade deadline.

Lightning 5, Flyers 3

PHILADELPHIA — Martin St. Louis had a goal and two assists to help Tampa Bay hand Philadelphia its fifth straight loss. Steve Downie, Joffrey Lupul and Jeff Carter each scored for the Flyers, who are on their longest losing streak since a six-game skid in late December.

Blackhawks 6, Predators 1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jonathan Toews scored a pair of goals and assisted on another and Chicago beat Nashville. Duncan Keith, Rene Bourque, Cam Barker and Patrick Sharp also scored for the Blackhawks. Jason Arnott scored for the Predators.

Associated Press