Islanders beat Jets, increase wild card lead
Simon Holmstrom scored the tie-breaking goal just before the midway point of the third period Wednesday night for the host New York Islanders, who lengthened their lead in the Eastern Conference wild card race with a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Elmont, N.Y.
After a lengthy battle for the puck deep in the Jets' zone, Bo Horvat fed Matt Martin with a no-look pass from behind the net before Martin's shot glanced off g