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    Sunday, June 16, 2024

    NHL roundup

    Islanders center Bo Horvat, middle, celebrates with teammates Mathew Barzal (13) and Sebastian Aho after scoring during the second period of Tuesday’s game in Elmont, N.Y. The Islanders won, 4-0. (Frank Franklin II/AP Photo)

    Islanders 4, Kraken 0

    Bo Horvat scored in his home debut with New York Islanders, leading his new team to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night.

    Ilya Sorokin made 31 saves in his fifth shutout this season and No. 15 for his career. Samuel Bolduc, Simon Holmstrom and Zach Parise also scored in New York's fourth straight win, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau added two assists.

    “There is a lot of belief in this group, a lot of energy and you are seeing now a little bit of momentum,” Islanders captain Anders Lee said. “It’s a tough game (for Seattle) coming out of the break, so we were able to take advantage of that.”

    The Islanders acquired Horvat in a blockbuster trade with Vancouver on Jan. 30. The All-Star center then agreed to a $68 million, eight-year contract on Sunday.

    The 27-year-old Horvat skated in his first game with New York on Monday night, helping the Islanders to a 2-1 victory at Philadelphia.

    He got his first goal with his new team 5:08 into the second period. Mathew Barzal stole the puck from Yanni Gourde in the offensive zone and set up Horvat for a one-timer.

    Horvat's career-best 32nd goal of the season gave New York a 4-0 lead.

    “I’m not going to lie, it definitely felt good,” Horvat said. “I got to take a little bit of a deep breath. It felt even better to score it at home, then on top of that get the win, made it that much sweeter.”

    Martin Jones had 23 saves for the Pacific Division-leading Kraken, but Seattle dropped the opener of a five-game trip to begin the second half of the season.

    “Too many mistakes that ended up in direct opportunities against,” Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said. “We could not find a way to give ourselves energy. One goal might have been able to change a little bit of momentum.”

    Kraken forward Andre Burakovsky left after his first shift with a lower-body injury.

    Bolduc opened the scoring at 7:59 of the first period when his shot from the point found the back of the net. Lee and Kyle Palmieri screened Jones on Bolduc's first career goal.

    “It’s pretty nice, especially at home when you get the fans behind you,” Bolduc said. “It’s an amazing feeling.”

    Holmstrom made it 2-0 with a nifty forehand-backhand combination at 18:29. Pageau found the Swedish winger all alone in the slot from behind the net.

    Parise masterfully redirected Pageau’s shot past Jones to give New York a three-goal advantage 3:38 into the second.

    New York improved to 22-5-2 when scoring at least three times, including shootout winners.

    Sharks 4, Lightning 3

    Timo Meier scored his second goal of the game and 30th this season 2:19 into overtime, and San Jose rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Tampa Bay.

    The loss ended Tampa Bay’s 12-game winning streak at home, a franchise record. The Lightning dropped to 20-1-0 when leading after the first period and 20-5-1 at home overall.

    San Jose also got goals from Erik Karlsson and Jonah Gadjovich. Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 34 shots.

    Brayden Point had two goals and Ross Colton also scored for the Lightning, who lost 7-1 at Florida on Monday night. Brian Elliott made 18 saves.

    Nikita Kucherov had two assists and tops the NHL with 55. The right wing tied his franchise record with a point in 16 consecutive home games.

    Golden Knights 5, Predators 1

    Phil Kessel, William Carrier and Chandler Stephenson each had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a four-game losing streak.

    Michael Amadio and Alex Pietrangelo also scored for the Golden Knights, and Adin Hill made 16 saves in the team’s first game since Jan. 28.

    Matt Duchene scored for Nashville in the first period. Juuse Saros, Nashville’s lone representative at the All-Star Game, made 25 saves. The Predators had won three straight and five of six going into the All-Star break.

    Oilers 5, Red Wings 2

    Ryan McLeod and Warren Foegele had goals 36 seconds apart early in the second and Edmonton earned its eighth win in nine games.

    Foegele scored again midway through the period to give the Oilers a 3-1 lead. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins restored their two-goal lead late in the third period and Evander Kane added an empty net goal. Edmonton’s Jack Campbell stopped 30 shots, including some key ones in the third to keep a one-goal lead.

    Ville Husso made 22 saves for the Red Wings, who had won two of their previous three games.

    Detroit’s Tyler Bertuzzi broke a scoreless tie midway through the first period and Joe Veleno scored with 9 seconds left in the second to pull the home team within a goal.

    Penguins 2, Avalanche 1 (OT)

    Kris Letang scored 3:36 into overtime to cap a frantic rally as Pittsburgh stunned Colorado.

    The Avalanche controlled long stretches of regulation before Bryan Rust tied it with 3:38 remaining in the third period. The Penguins killed a penalty in overtime before Letang won it with a shot from the left circle.

    Casey DeSmith made 41 saves for Pittsburgh, single-handedly keeping his team in it for the first two periods as Colorado dominated.

    Nathan MacKinnon scored his 14th goal of the season for the Avalanche. Colorado goaltender Pavel Francouz stopped 36 shots but couldn’t get a handle on Letang’s laser that handed Colorado just its second loss in its last nine games.

    Ducks 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT)

    Frank Vatrano scored 2:15 into overtime, and Anaheim beat Chicago in a matchup of two of the NHL’s worst teams.

    It was Anaheim’s first win against Chicago since Dec. 5, 2018, stopping an eight-game slide.

    Brett Leason and Jayson Megna each had a goal and an assist for Anaheim. John Klingberg had two assists, and Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves.

    Chicago’s Jason Dickinson had a goal and an assist, and Seth Jones also scored. Petr Mrazek blocked 23 shots.

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