Friday in the NHL | Islanders shut out Red Wings

Ilya Sorokin blocks 23 shots to help Islanders beat Red Wings

Ilya Sorokin was perfect in front of 23 shots and the New York Islanders shut out the Detroit Red Wings 2-0 on Friday night.

Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist for the Islanders, who snapped a six-game losing streak.

Anders Lee also scored while Kyle Palmieri assisted in both goals for the winners. It was Sorokin’s fourth shutout this season.

The Red Wings had won their last two outings. Magnus Hellberg made 26 saves.

Lee opened the scoring at 4:44 of the second period when he redirected a puck behind Hellberg. He became the 16^e player in Islanders history to reach 400 points with the team.

Nelson scored the last goal of the game at 4:31 of the third period. His wrist shot snuck through traffic in front of Hellberg.

Scott Charles, Associated Press

Jack Hughes scores in overtime and Devils beat Stars 3-2

Jack Hughes scored his second goal of the game just 20 seconds into overtime, and the New Jersey Devils upset the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night.

Hughes’ game-winning goal came after the puck hit Stars forward Tyler Seguin’s stick before beating goaltender Jake Oettinger. This net capped a comeback from the Devils, who had conceded the first two goals of the game.

With the win, the Devils improved their road record to 19-3-2, the best in the National Hockey League.

Miles Wood had the Devils’ other goal and goaltender Vitek Vanecek blocked 33 pucks, extending his career-high winning streak to nine.

The Devils, who are 8-1-1 in their last 10 outings, split a two-game streak into two nights on the road after losing 6-4 at Nashville on Thursday night.

Roope Hintz and Ty Dellandrea were the Stars scorers. Oettinger stopped 26 pucks.

Associated Press

The Kings resist and sign a third straight win, 4-3 against the Panthers

Adrian Kempe hit the shorthanded target and added an assist, goaltender Pheonix Copley stopped 41 shots and the Los Angeles Kings held off a comeback attempt by the Florida Panthers to pull off a 4-3 win, Friday night.

Anze Kopitar, Viktor Arvidsson and Matt Roy scored the other goals for the Kings, who held a 3-0 lead midway through the second period and picked up a third straight win.

Arvidsson also scored when the Kings were shorthanded midway through the second period.

Ryan Lomberg and Brandon Montour scored in the second period as the Panthers cut the visitors’ lead to 3-2.

Roy, however, restored the Kings to a two-goal lead by scoring an empty-netter with 62 seconds on the clock.

Carter Verhaeghe gave hope to the Panthers and their supporters less than 30 seconds later, but the tying goal did not come.

Goaltender Alex Lyon, who was making his fourth straight start for the Panthers in the absence of Sergei Bobrovsky, made 27 saves.

The Panthers suffered a third straight loss.

Kopitar and Kempe scored just over four minutes apart late in the first half.

George Richards, Associated Press

Martin Necas helps Hurricanes win 5-4 in overtime

Martin Necas found the back of the net late in the third period and in overtime to guide the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-4 win over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night.

Necas tied the game 4-4 when he scored his 20^e goal of the season, with just 11.5 seconds left in the final third. He then deceived the vigilance of James Reimer from the 55^e second of overtime.

Sebastian Aho also scored twice for the Hurricanes, who earned a fourth straight win. Andrei Svechnikov set up both Necas goals.

Calvin de Haan flashed the red light for the Hurricanes in the first period. Antti Raanta stopped 26 pucks in his first start since Jan. 7.

Oskar Lindblom, Nick Bonino, Michael Eyssimont and Mario Ferraro provided the answer for the Sharks, who suffered a fourth loss in a row. Reimer made 31 saves.

Bob Sutton, Associated Press

Trocheck and Halak help Rangers beat Golden Knights 4-1

Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist, Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 shots and the New York Rangers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Friday night.

Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil and Jimmy Vesey also threaded the needle for the Rangers, who are 8-2-3 in their last 13 games.

Defender Braden Schneider set the table for two Rangers goals as Halak earned a fifth straight start.

Phil Kessel scored the only goal for the Golden Knights, who have lost seven of their last nine games (2-6-1).

Adin Hill finished the game with 36 saves for the Nevada squad.

Chytil dealt a blow to the Golden Knights when he gave Rangers a 3-1 lead by playing luck. The puck touched defenseman Alex Pietrangelo’s skate before beating Hill.

Associated Press

Two Brady Tkachuk goals help Senators beat Maple Leafs 6-2

Brady Tkachuk scored two goals, goaltender Anton Forsberg saved 31 pucks and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 on Friday night.

Claude Giroux, Thomas Chabot, Drake Batherson and Derick Brassard were the other Senators scorers (22-23-30), winning at Scotiabank Arena with spectators in the stands for the first time since October 2018.

Giroux added an assist and Tim Stützle had two assists.

William Nylander and Joey Anderson provided the counterpart for the Maple Leafs (30-12-8), who played the game in the absence of Auston Matthews, victim of a sprained knee that will keep him away from the game for at least three weeks.

Matthews was injured in his team’s win over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night in overtime.

Goalkeeper Ilya Samsonov, who was due to enjoy a night off, was sent into the fray and blocked 28 shots. Matt Murray was scheduled to play his first game since Jan. 17 in net for the Maple Leafs, but it appears he was injured by a shot from Nylander during warmup.

The Maple Leafs’ loss was only their fourth at home, in regulation, since the start of the 2022-23 season.

The score was 2-2 midway through the middle frame when the Senators took the lead for the third time in the game.

With his back to the Maple Leafs goaltender on a power play, Brassard attempted to spin the puck across the front of the net, but the puck deflected off defenseman Timothy Liljegren’s stick and slid into the net. It was his seventh goal of the season.

Batherson made it 4-2 with his 15^e of the campaign, at 16:37 of the second period.

Joshua Clippertom, The Canadian Press