"The Skinny" By Eric Hornick Game 73 Carolina 6, Isles 4 Seth Jarvis broke a 3-3 tie with a shorthanded goal with 2:31 to play in the middle period and later added the game's final goal as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Islanders, 6-4, before a sellout crowd of 18,700 at Lenovo Center.

"The Skinny" By Eric Hornick Game 72 Tampa Bay 5, Isles 3 Nikita Kucherov scored a goal and added three assists while Brayden Point had a pair of goals as the Tampa Bay Lightning held off the Islanders, 4-3, before a sellout crowd of 19,092 at Amalie Arena.

Columbus rallied again to win in a shootout but the Rangers blew a late lead in Anaheim and the Habs got smooshed in Carolina.

It was another good night for the Isles in the Playoff Chase, as they did not play but Montreal and Detroit both lost in regulation.

All good news early on the out-of-town scoreboard, as Ottawa loses in Buffalo and St. Louis slaughters Martin St. Louis' Canadiens.

"The Skinny" By Eric Hornick Game 70 Columbus 4, Isles 3 (SO) Kirill Marchenko scored the tying goal with 7:04 to play and Adam Fantilli had the only goal of the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to defeat the Islanders, 4-3, before a crowd of 14,158 at UBS Arena.