Jake Guentzel had two goals and two assists Thursday as the Pittsburgh Penguins clinched a playoff spot with a 6-3 win over the visiting New York Islanders.
Sidney Crosby added a goal and two assists, Kris Letang, Danton Heinen and Brock McGinn also scored and Teddy Blueger added two assists for the Penguins. Pittsburgh is headed to the playoffs for the 16th consecutive year, the longest active streak in the four major North American pro sports leagues.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comZach Parise, Anders Lee and Zdeno Chara scored while Brock Nelson recorded two assists for the Islanders, who had won six of eight.
Avalanche goalie Pavel Francouz made 26 saves. Jesper Bratt scored in the third period for the Devils, who fell to 2-1-0 on a five-game Western Conference trip. Andrew Hammond recorded 27 saves.J.T. Miller had a career-high five assists and Vasily Podkolzin collected two goals and an assist against Arizona as host Vancouver cruised to a fifth straight victory.
Timo Meier recorded a goal and an assist and Scott Reedy, Rudolfs Balcers and defenseman Jaycob Megna also scored for the Sharks, who have lost a season-high eight straight games .William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault both collected one goal and two assists as Vegas pulled itself within one point of a playoff position with a victory at Calgary.
Rasmus Asplund and Alex Tuch scored for the Sabres, who lost for the fourth time in five games. Craig Anderson made 22 saves.Tim Stutzle recorded a goal and two assists -- all in the second period -- to help Ottawa win at Boston.
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