NEW YORK - Viktor Arvidsson scored early in the second period, Juuse Saros stopped 24 shots and the Nashville Predators held on to beat the New York Islanders 3-1 Monday night for their fourth straight win.

Kevin Fiala and Ryan Johansen also scored to help the surging Predators win for the seventh time in eight games and remain in control of third place in the Central Division.

Josh Bailey scored and Thomas Greiss finished with 28 saves for the Islanders, who remained two points behind Boston for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. New York has lost six of its last nine overall (3-5-1) and is 0-4-1 in its last five at Barclays Center since earning a point in 11 straight (9-0-2) on home ice.

Arvidsson made it 2-0 at 3:15 of the second as he deflected a centering pass from Filip Forsberg past Greiss for his 29th, tying him with Forsberg for the team lead. The goal was reviewed but stood after it was determined the puck went off Arvidsson's skate and then his stick before going in.

It was Arvidsson's sixth goal in eight games and Nashville's NHL-leading 95th in the second period this season.

The Islanders were booed midway through the period as they failed to get a good scoring chance on their second power play of the game. New York finished 0 for 2 on the man advantage, falling to 2 for 21 over their last eight games.

Johansen added an empty-netter for his 13th with 21 seconds left.

Bailey got the Islanders on the board with 2:40 left in the middle period as he deflected a shot by Nick Leddy from the left side down and past Saros. It was Bailey's 13th goal of the season and first in 16 games.

The Predators appeared to take the lead about 8 1/2 minutes into the game when Ryan Ellis fired a shot from the right point that seemed to deflect off an Islanders defender and past Greiss. However, New York interim coach Doug Weight challenged for offside and the goal was waved off after a video review showed Fiala was indeed guilty of the infraction.

Fiala made up for it when he put Nashville ahead at 10:17 by firing a shot from the high slot past Greiss' blocker side for his ninth.

NOTES: Predators C Mike Fisher missed his third straight game due to a lower-body injury. ... D Roman Josi played in his 400th career game, all with Nashville. ... Johansen's goal was his 58th point, keeping him two ahead of Arvidsson for the team lead. ... The Predators improved to 23-3-7 when scoring first and 27-1-5 when leading after two periods. The teams conclude their two-game season series April 4 at Nashville. ... The Islanders agreed to terms with F John Stevens on a two-year, entry-level contract. The 22-year-old had five goals and 23 assists this past season as a senior at Northeastern and totaled 26 goals and 80 assists in four seasons with the Huskies. ... Islanders D Johnny Boychuk missed his 12th straight game with a lower-body injury. F Ryan Strome missed his third straight with an upper-body injury sustained last week in win at New York Rangers. ... The Islanders play five of their last seven games on the road, where they are 15-16-5.

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Predators: At Boston on Tuesday night.

Islanders: At Philadelphia on Thursday night.

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Stepping into the opposing zone, Arizona Coyotes blue-liner Anthony DeAngelo wired a slapper past St. Louis goaltender Jake Allen.

The goal marked the fifth tally for the rookie defenseman.

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For the second time in as many nights, Andreas Athanasiou has secured an overtime win for the Detroit Red Wings.

Just 24 hours after he delivered a dagger against the Minnesota Wild, the 22-year-old potted the game-winner against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night, picking up an errant puck and going backhand-forehand on Eddie Lack.

The goal was Athanasiou's 18th of the season, moving him into sole possession for second on the team. Meanwhile, Lack was stretchered off the ice after being shaken up on the play.

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Carolina Hurricanes netminder Eddie Lack was stretchered out of Monday's game against the Detroit Red Wings after a collision with forward Andreas Athanasiou.

The play occurred in overtime, as Athanasiou drove to the net and collided with Lack. Athanasiou scored the game-winning goal on the play.

Both teams surrounded Lack as the Hurricanes' medical staff readied Lack for the stretcher.

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Brian Gionta scored his 15th goal of the season Monday, as he skated through the crease and outwaited Florida Panthers netminder James Reimer before firing it top corner.

The goal was the 289th for the Buffalo Sabres captain's career, who was honored in a pregame ceremony to mark his 1,000th game.

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Another day, another goal for Jonathan Marchessault.

The Florida Panthers forward scored his sixth goal in three games on Monday, this time victimizing the Buffalo Sabres.

Grabbing a quick feed from Jonathan Huberdeau, Marchessault rifled a quick wrist shot past Sabres netminder Robin Lehner to push his total to 29 goals on the season.

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Note to self: Don't give Anthony Mantha a breakaway.

The Carolina Hurricanes learned this lesson the hard way Monday after the Detroit Red Wings forward capitalized on two breakaway chances just 1:10 apart midway through the second period.

The goals were Mantha's 16th and 17th of the season, good enough to tie Andreas Athanasiou for second on the Red Wings.

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Chicago Blackhawks forward Tomas Jurco scored his first goal of the season Monday, scooping up a loose puck and putting it past Tampa Bay Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy.

The Blackhawks acquired Jurco from the Detroit Red Wings prior to this year's trade deadline. Monday's goal marked his first point in 26 games this year.

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Monday's contest against the Florida Panthers marks the 1,000th NHL game of Brian Gionta's career.

In celebration of the grand achievement, the Buffalo Sabres took time before the game to honor their captain with a ceremony that included general manager Tim Murray presenting Gionta with a silver stick.

Gionta becomes the 43rd American player to dress in 1,000 games, the majority of which came with the New Jersey Devils.

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Ownership of the Arizona Coyotes could be changing hands, yet again.

Majority owner Andrew Barroway has an opportunity to increase his stake in the franchise by buying out the minority partners of IceArizona LLC, according to Craig Morgan of Arizona Sports.

Barroway, who bought a 51 percent stake of the Coyotes in December 2015, is seeking additional investors to facilitate the sale, with Morgan indicating two minority partners of the Tampa Bay Rays could join the Coyotes' new ownership structure.

The Coyotes have long been mired by ownership issues and relocation rumors. The club has a lease agreement at Gila River Arena in Glendale through next season, however, the Coyotes seek a new arena in downtown Phoenix or the East Valley, closer to the team's season-ticket holders and corporate sponsors. The Coyotes have played in Glendale since 2003.

After a proposed agreement fell through to build a new arena on the Arizona State University campus, the Coyotes have since been involved with the state legislature on a $395-million deal that would permit a new arena to be built in the Valley of the Sun. The deal is not expected to garner the needed support.

Earlier this month, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman penned a letter to the state leaders, noting that it is no longer financially viable for the club to remain in Glendale and that the Coyotes need a new arena location to stay in Arizona.

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