Dough Weight wins in Islanders’ coaching debut
John Tavares scored two goals and Thomas Greiss stopped 23 shots for his second straight shutout as the host New York Islanders beat the Dallas Stars 3-0 on Thursday night in their first game under head coach Doug Weight.
Tavares, who scored three times Friday, nearly had another hat trick but his shot at an empty net in the closing moments deflected wide.
Mike Condon stopped 42 shots for his third shutout of the season as Ottawa won for the fourth time in five games by handing host Columbus its fifth loss in eight games.
Nick Ritchie scored the tie-breaking goal with 2:02 to play for host Anaheim in a game that featured a 45-minute delay and an early second intermission because of broken glass.
John Gibson made 21 saves and Hampus Lindholm scored the tying power-play goal early in the third period of the Pacific Division-leading Ducks’ eighth victory in 10 games.
Michael Grabner scored two goals as visiting New York snapped a three-game losing streak.
Nino Niederreiter had two goals, including the go-ahead score with 7:06 remaining, as host Minnesota improved to 18-2-2 in its past 22 games.
Ryan Ellis scored two second-period goals for visiting Nashville, which won for the fourth time in five games.
A bus carrying the Columbus (Ga.) Cottonmouths of the Southern Professional Hockey League overturned on an exit ramp near Peoria, Ill.