Auston Matthews scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:58 remaining as the Toronto Maple Leafs completed a season sweep of the New York Islanders with a 5-4 victory Friday night at Barclays Center.

A day after losing their lead in the Eastern Conference playoff race, the Tampa Bay Lightning bounced back from a three-game losing streak and got back to their brawling-and-scoring ways with a 7-3 win over the host New York Rangers on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.

Justin Faulk got the tiebreaking goal in the second period, and Derek Ryan added a goal and an assist as Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Friday night in Washington.

It doesn't require an accountant taking a successful turn as a fill-in NHL goalie to figure out that the Chicago Blackhawks found trouble Friday night when putting the Colorado Avalanche on the power play.

Rickard Rakell scored with 19 seconds remaining in overtime and goalie John Gibson stopped 28 shots as the Anaheim Ducks claimed a big two points for their playoff hopes with a 2-1 extra-time victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night in Anaheim.

Jonathan Marchessault scored two goals including the game-winner in overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.