The Boston Bruins earned their third consecutive triumph after a convincing 6-2 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday night at TD Garden in Boston.
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Bruins forwards Nick Foligno, Jake Debrusk and Trent Frederic, along with defenseman Charlie McAvoy each had two points.
Patrice Bergeron and Pavel Zacha added their contribution during the duel by defeating Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov who redirected 17 of the 22 pucks in his direction.
Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark had another strong night at work, giving up only twice of 28 times.
In the Islanders camp, Kyle Palmieri and Matt Martin were the only ones to have broken through the Ullmark wall.
The Blue Jackets surprise the Stars
Quebec’s Mathieu Olivier went there with a performance of three points, a goal and two assists, to allow the Blue Jackets to defeat the powerful Dallas Stars 4 to 1 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
This is the best career performance for the man who was playing his 99th game in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Liam Foudy opened the festivities by scoring his first career goal. The Ontarian grabbed a loose puck near the half circle of Dallas goalie Scott Wedgewood.
Ty Dellandrea scored the only goal for the Texas team.
Ohio goalkeeper Joonas Korpisalo was sensational during the clash. The 28-year-old masked man stood up 28 times on Peter DeBoer’s troop’s 29 shots.
Hischier shines against the Penguins
New Jersey Devils forward Nico Hishier came out on top with a four-point night to lead Lindy Ruff’s squad to a 5-2 win at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.
His teammate, Jack Hughes, did not miss his return to the game, while he collected two points.
For his part, Evgeni Malkin was the only scorer for the Penguins.
The Pennsylvania team suffered their third loss in four games.