COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Brock Nelson scored his career-high 32nd goal, Semyon Varlamov made 42 saves and the New York Islanders held off the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Tuesday night. The Blue Jackets played without coach Brad Larsen, who went into COVID-19 protocol earlier Tuesday, along with assistant Steve McCarthy. Gavrikov put back a rebounded puck after Patrik Laine’s rifle shot from the blue line at 7:20 of the opening period. The Blue Jackets outshot New York 16-3 in the final period. ... Blue Jackets D Andrew Peeke played in his 100th NHL game and got his 12th assist of the season on Gavrikov’s first tally.

Source: The Star March 30, 2022 07:00 UTC