UNDATED (AP) — The New York Islanders own a piece of first place in the NHL’s East Division after improving to 9-2-2 since last month.
Third-period goals from rookie Oliver Wahlstrom and Anders Lee carried the Isles past the Devils, 2-1. Wahlstrom has three goals and three assists during a five-game point streak.
Semyon Varlamov was 14 seconds away from his fourth shutout of the season until Miles Wood beat him. Varlamov made 27 saves and was at his best while the Devils outshot New York, 16-5 in the second period.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Andrei Vasilevskiy blanked the Stars for the second straight game and ran his scoreless streak to a career-best 200 minutes in the Lightning’s 2-0 victory. Ondrej Palat’s power-play goal in the first period represented the only scoring until Yanni Gourde added an empty-netter in Tampa Bay’s fifth win in a row.
— Sebastian Aho’s two goals were the difference in the Hurricanes’ 4-2 win at Nashville. Vincent Trocheck and Steven Lorentz also scored and James Reimer made 35 saves as Carolina won its third straight since dropping three in a row to Tampa Bay.
— The Penguins won for the seventh time in 10 games as Kasperi Kapanen scored twice in a 5-2 verdict over the Flyers. Bryan Rust scored his seventh, and Cody Ceci and Mike Matheson added goals for Pittsburgh.
— Joonas Korpisalo turned back 19 shots and the Blue Jackets ended a five-game skid by scoring three times in the second period of a 4-1 decision over the Red Wings. Cam Atkinson had a short-handed goal and an assist for Columbus, which also received goals from Riley Nash, Jack Roslovic and Boone Jenner.
— The Rangers earned a 3-2 win over the Sabres as Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist to support Igor Shesterkin 22 saves. Chris Kreider and rookie Alexis Lafreniere also scored in New York’s fourth victory in six games.
— Carey Price turned back 26 shots and the Canadiens rookie coach Dominique Ducharme his first NHL victory by topping the Senators, 3-1. Jeff Petry and Brendan Gallagher each had a goal and an assist as Montreal ended a five-game losing streak.
— The Jets skated to a 5-2 win over the Canucks as Kyle Connor and Blake Wheeler each had a goal and two assists. Mason Appleton, Mathieu Perreault and Paul Stastny also scored and Mark Scheifele collected three assists to help Winnipeg avenge Monday’s 4-0 loss to Vancouver.
