NHL

Kyle Okposo, Cal Clutterbuck lead Islanders past Stars

Staff Writer
Augusta Chronicle
Islanders center John Tavares (center) takes a shot on Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen while being defended by Dallas defenseman John Klingberg during the second period of Sunday's game.

NEW YORK - Kyle Okposo had two goals and an assist, Cal Clutterbuck scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the NHL-best Dallas Stars6-5 on Sunday.

Anders Lee had a goal and an assist, and Mikhail Grabovski also scored to help the Islanders win for the fourth time in six games and improve to 4-0-1 in their past five games against the Stars. Thomas Greiss finished with36 saves.

New York trailed2-1 in the first period before scoring the next four goals and then held off Dallas in the third to improve to12-4-1 against Western Conference teams.

PANTHERS 2, WILD 1

In Sunrise, Fla., Jaromir Jagr scored two goals, including the game-winner in the third period, and Al Montoya made 38 saves as streaking Florida beat Minnesota.

The victory was the ninth in a row for Florida and seventh straight at home, both franchise records. The nine-game winning streak ties Montreal, Washington and the New York Rangers for the longest in the NHL this season.

BLACKHAWKS 3, SENATORS 0

In Chicago, Corey Crawford made 26 saves in his NHL-leading sixth shutout this season to lead the Blackhawks past Ottawa for their third win in a row.

Duncan Keith and Artem Anisimov scored for Chicago, which also got an empty-net goal from Andrew Desjardins with 48 seconds left.