Thursday’s other Nhl games

N.Y. Islanders 3, Maple Leafs 2

UNIONDALE, N.Y.

Anders Lee scored two goals, including the tiebreaker in the second period, and Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves for his 30th win of the season as the New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs. Lee scored in each of the first two periods, and Casey Cizikas added a goal for the Metropolitan Division-leading Islanders, who have won three straight and four of five. Richard Panik and Trevor Smith had goals in the second period as Toronto erased a 2-0 deficit. Jonathan Bernier stopped 38 shots, but dropped his eighth straight decision. The Maple Leafs have lost 13 of 14 (1-12-1) overall and 12 straight (0-11-1) on the road.

Ducks 2, Hurricanes 1

RALEIGH, N.C.

Matt Beleskey had the go-ahead goal and an assist and the Ducks snapped a three-game losing streak. Francois Beauchemin and Beleskey scored 2:52 apart in the second period to help the Pacific Division leaders improve to 24-0-7 in one-goal games. Jeff Skinner scored a power-play goal for Carolina, which had its two-game winning streak snapped.

Oilers 4, Canadiens 3, OT

MONTREAL

Anton Lander scored at 1:47 of overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ second goal of the game tied it with 25 seconds left in regulation while Edmonton was playing with an extra attacker. Matt Hendricks also scored for the Oilers, who are 2-2-0 on a six-game road trip that takes them to Ottawa on Saturday and Winnipeg on Monday.

Blues 6, Lightning 3

TAMPA, FLA.

Alexander Steen had a goal and two assists to help St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock move into sole possession of fourth place on the NHL wins list in the Blues’ victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Hitchcock’s 693rd regular-season win broke a tie with Dick Irvin. The Blues coach only trails Joel Quenneville (739), Al Arbour (782) and Scotty Bowman (1,244), who scouted the game as a Chicago senior adviser. T.J. Oshie, Dmitrij Jaskin, David Backes, Paul Stastny and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for the Blues. Tampa Bay got goals from Tyler Johnson, Brett Connolly and Steven Stamkos.

Predators 3, Jets 1

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Rookie Filip Forsberg set a franchise record with his 19th goal this season and also had an assist and the Nashville Predators beat the Winnipeg Jets for their fourth straight win. Forsberg topped the mark previously held by Alexander Radulov in 2006-07 with a power-play goal that put Nashville up 2-1 in the second period. Shea Weber had a goal and two assists, James Neal had a goal, and Roman Josi added two assists as Nashville maintained a three-point lead atop the NHL standings.

Wild 2, Panthers 1

ST. PAUL, MINN.

Jason Pominville and Zach Parise each scored on assists from Mikko Koivu, and Devan Dubnyk made 26 saves to lead the Minnesota Wild in a victory over the Florida Panthers. The Wild improved to 9-1-2 in their past 12 games, all with Dubnyk in net. Nick Bjugstad scored in his return home, but goalie Roberto Luongo fell to 3-10-2 in his career at Xcel Energy Center as the Panthers started a stretch of seven out of eight games on the road. Luongo’s record in his past 12 starts also fell to 3-7-2. He stopped 21 shots.

Associated Press