Monday, February 20, 2017

Strome's two goals leads Isles past Devils 6-4

Ryan Strome had two goals and one assist as the New York Islanders defeated the New Jersey Devils 6-4 on Sunday.

The Islanders (27-21-10, 64 points) extended their home point streak to 11 games (9-0-2) with the win.

The Islanders have won six consecutive home games against the Devils (25-24-10, 60 points) dating to March 29, 2014 (NJD: 0-4-2).

Casey Cizikas, Andrew Ladd, John Tavares and Jason Chimera also scored for the Islanders.

Jean-Francois Berube made 26 saves for New York (27-21-10), which salvaged a home-and-home series split following a 3-2 loss at the Devils on Saturday.

"I thought we played a hard game, were tough to play against and we went to the front of the net," Strome said. "In our loss [Saturday], we didn't have enough bodies in front. [Cory Schneider] saw the shots easily; we got in front and it paid off tonight."

Taylor Hall had a goal and two assists, Miles Wood, Kyle Palmieri and Joseph Blandisi scored, and Keith Kinkaid made 26 saves for New Jersey.

Kinkaid made his first start since a 5-2 loss against the Washington Capitals on Jan. 26.

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