Monday, April 4, 2016

Tavares caps Islanders' 3-goal 2nd in 5-2 win over Lightning (Yahoo Sports)

New York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock (6), second from left, celebrates his goal with center John Tavares (91), defenseman Nick Leddy (2), right wing Kyle Okposo (21) and center Frans Nielsen (51) in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Monday, April 4, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

John Tavares got his 30th goal and two assists, and the New York Islanders scored three times in a 5:15 span to get a crucial 5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. Ryan Pulock, Matt Martin, Brock Nelson and Johnny Boychuk also scored for the Islanders, and Thomas Greiss had 32 saves. New York holds the Eastern Conference's first wild-card spot and won for the third time in four games to reduce its magic number to two over Boston to secure a third straight postseason berth.


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