Top overall pick Matthew Schaefer tied the score with 1:07 left in the third period Sunday and Simon Holmstrom produced the game-winning goal just 29 seconds later for the New York Islanders, who upset the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in Elmont, NY.
With goaltender David Rittich pulled for the extra attacker, Schaefer was credited with his second goal of the game after his shot from just in front of the blue line bounced off the stick of Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski, past New York center Anders Lee and into the net.
Lee also accounted for the game-winning goal, firing a shot from the right post that trickled past Columbus goalie Elvis Merzlikins and along the goal line before Holmstrom knocked it home with 38 seconds left.
Schaefer, the reigning NHL Rookie of the Month, opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 5:53 of Game 1 for the Islanders, who have won two straight after a three-game losing streak. This two-goal game is Schaefer’s first in the NHL.
Lightning 4, Mammoth 2
Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist and visiting Tampa Bay beat Utah for its fifth straight victory.
Guentzel scored the decisive goal at 12:06 of the third period. Yanni Gourde and Anthony Cirelli also scored for the Lightning, who began a three-game road trip.
Lawson Crouse and Kailer Yamamoto scored for the Mammoth, who have lost two in a row after winning seven in a row. Ian Cole had two assists and Vejmelka made 22 saves.
Flames 2, Flyers 1
Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice as Calgary saved the finale of its four-game road trip with a win over Philadelphia.
Dustin Wolf made 17 saves for the Flames, who had won just two of their first 13 games. His only blemish in this one was a Travis Konecny ​​goal in the third period.
Aleksei Kolosov made 19 saves for the Flyers, while Dan Vladar – who spent the previous four seasons with Calgary – watched from the bench after being scratched in Saturday night’s loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Ducks 4, Devils 1
Lukas Dostal was solid making 32 saves, and Beckett Sennecke and Cutter Gauthier each scored a goal with an assist, as Anaheim earned its third straight victory by beating visiting New Jersey.
Frank Vatrano also scored and Chris Kreider added an empty-netter for his sixth goal in seven games this season for Anaheim, which has also won five of six. Dostal, meanwhile, stopped all 14 shots he faced in the first period, all seven in the second and all but one of 12 in the third to earn a third straight victory.
With New Jersey chasing a three-goal deficit, Jack Hughes scored on a great pass from Dawson Mercer, just out of the penalty box, in transition with 12:17 left in regulation. However, the Devils didn’t get any closer as they finished a 1-3-0 road trip.
Red Wings 3, Shark 2 (SO)
James van Riemsdyk scored the shootout winner to give Detroit a victory over San Jose.
Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider also scored for the Red Wings, who won four of five games. Goaltender Cam Talbot made 16 saves in overtime.
Jeff Skinner and Sam Dickinson responded for the Sharks, who twice erased third-period deficits but saw their two-game winning streak snapped. Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 29 shots in overtime, including a few breakaways.
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