Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Nelson, Martin help Islanders beat Senators 3-1 (Yahoo Sports)

From left, New York Islanders center Brock Nelson (29), Islanders left wing Matt Martin (17) and Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy (2) celebrate after Martin scored a goal in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in New York, Wednesday, March 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Brock Nelson and Matt Martin scored 21 seconds apart in the second period and the New York Islanders beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 Wednesday night to snap a season-high four-game losing streak. John Tavares also scored in the Islanders' three-goal second period and rookie goalie Jean-Francois Berube, making just his fourth career start, stopped 22 shots. New York, holding the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, got a needed victory in its playoff push after going 1-4-2 in its previous seven games while getting outscored 22-11.


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