Isles pound Lightning, remain in second wild-card spot

Brock Nelson collected a goal and two assists as the host New York Islanders scored four times in the second period and recorded a crucial 6-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday night in Elmont, N.Y.

The Islanders (40-30-9, 89 points) remained in the second Eastern Conference wild-cardspot, which would mean a first-round encounter with the NHL-best Boston Bruins. New York is tied in points with the Florida Pan