Islanders score twice early, hold on to snap 4-game skid

Casey Cizikas and Anthony Beauvillier scored early in the first period Saturday night for the host New York Islanders, who snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Montreal Canadiens 2-1.

Goalie Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves for the Islanders, who moved past the Pittsburgh Penguins -- who lost Saturday at Carolina -- into the final wild-card position in the Eastern Conference. The Penguins have two games in hand on