New York Islanders

Alex Ovechkin scored his 718th career goal to pass Phil Esposito for sole possession of sixth on the NHL’s career list and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3-1.

The NHL has finalized plans for a 56-game season that will begin on Jan. 13. The regular season is slated to end May 8 before a 16-team postseason that will run another two months.

Anthony Cirelli scored in overtime to send the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Stanley Cup Final with a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning have followed a blowout win with a nail-biter to take a two-games-to-none lead over the New York Islanders in the NHL’s Eastern Conference final.
Nikita Kucherov scored with 8.8 seconds left to lift the Bolts past the Isles, 2-1..…

The NHL’s second-round playoff series will resume with three games each on Saturday and Sunday after the league to postpone two days of action to protest racial injustice.

J.T. Miller scored the only goal in the shootout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the New York Islanders 5-4 moving into a wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Elvis Merzlikins made 26 saves in his return after missing four games with a concussion, and the Columbus Blue Jackets held off the Vancouver Canucks for a 2-1 win.

Sebastian Aho assisted on Justin Williams' key goal with 9:45 remaining, and Carolina beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to take a 3-0 lead in their second-round series.

Warren Foegele and Nino Niederreiter scored 48 seconds apart to rally the Hurricanes to a 2-1 victory over New York and a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The New York Islanders snapped their three straight losing streak after falling fell behind early. But, rallied in the third period for a 5-2 victory over the Canucks.