UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) – Matt Puempel and Kyle Turris scored second-period goals, and backup Andrew Hammond made 34 saves as the Ottawa Senators beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Friday night.
Ottawa improved to 9-1-1 in its last 11 games to remain within striking distance of Boston for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. The Senators trail the Bruins by five points with both teams having 15 games remaining.
The Islanders lost their third straight at home. They are 23-11 at Nassau Coliseum this season.
Tyler Kennedy cut the Islanders’ deficit to 2-1 with 8:01 to go. Jaroslav Halak stopped 26 shots.
Hammond made 22 saves in the second period, including a mask stop on Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk.
STARS 4, CAPITALS 2
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vernon Fiddler notched a goal and an assist, and Dallas scored three power-play goals to beat Washington.
Shawn Horcoff and Tyler Seguin added man-advantage goals, and Colton Sceviour also scored as Dallas completed its season-high, five-game road trip with three straight victories. The Stars won four of five overall.
The three power-play goals are the second most the Stars have scored in a game this season. They netted four in a 5-2 victory over Winnipeg on Jan. 31.
Kari Lehtonen made 18 saves and has won six consecutive games versus the Capitals. The Stars have beaten Washington seven straight times.
Curtis Glencross and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored for the Capitals. Braden Holtby stopped 18 of 22 shots before being replaced after Fiddler made it 4-1 in the second period. Justin Peters stopped all nine shots he faced in relief.
BLUE JACKETS 5, OILERS 4, SO
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Alexander Wennberg scored the winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout to lift Columbus over Edmonton.
Wennberg, who scored his first NHL shootout goal on his third try, also had two assists for the Blue Jackets, who ended a five-game losing streak at home.
Fellow rookie Marko Dano had a goal and an assist, and Cam Atkinson, Artem Anisimov and Scott Hartnell scored for Columbus, which has won its last three. Nick Foligno also had two assists, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves.
Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist, and Derek Roy, Andrew Ference and Nail Yakupov also scored for the Oilers, who have lost seven in a row (0-6-1). Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Justin Schultz each had two assists, and Ben Scrivens stopped 27 shots.
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