Lightning lose

It was 8-1. Do we really need a recap? Here is the lone goal scored by the Lightning.

Victor Hedman (Nikita Kucherov) Power Play Goal

They have to do some soul searching and figure out how to fix this slide or else they’ll be on the outside looking in at the playoffs.

Jason Robertson shines as Dallas Stars rout Tampa Bay Lightning 8-1

DALLAS (AP) – Jason Robertson scored twice and Joe Pavelski had a goal and two assists, helping the Dallas Stars beat the struggling

Tampa Bay Lightning 8-1 on Saturday.

Jamie Benn and Mason Marchment each had a goal and an assist for Dallas (14-5-3), which raced out to an early 3-0 lead. Tyler

Seguin, Thomas Harley and Sam Steel also scored, and Jake Oettinger made 32 saves.

Victor Hedman scored for the Lightning (10-10-5), who have lost four consecutive games for the first time this season.

Andrei Vasilevskiy was relieved after two periods, allowing six goals on 25 shots in his fourth start since returning last week following

offseason back surgery. Jonas Johansson allowed the goals to Harley and Steel late in the game.

ISLANDERS 4, PANTHERS 3

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) – Ilya Sorokin stopped 42 shots and Julien Gauthier scored early in the third period, sending the Islanders to the victory.

Anders Lee, Pierre Engvall and Simon Holmstrom also scored for New York. Brock Nelson and Bo Horvat each had two assists.

Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist for Florida, which also got goals from Matthew Tkachuk – snapping a personal 10-game

scoring drought – and Sam Reinhart. Anthony Stolarz made 23 saves for the Panthers.

The Islanders have won five of their last seven games after losing five in a row. They have at least one point in eight of their last nine contests.

RANGERS 4, PREDATORS 3

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Vincent Trocheck had a goal and two assists, and the Rangers rallied for a road win.

Jacob Trouba, Chris Kreider and Ryan Lindgren also scored for New York, winners of five of six. Adam Fox had three assists and Igor

Shesterkin stopped 36 shots.

Ryan O´Reilly had a goal and an assist for Nashville, which has lost consecutive games after winning six straight. Roman Josi and

Colton Sissons also scored, and Kevin Lankinen made 23 saves.

The Predators led 2-0 and 3-1 before the Rangers rallied.

JETS 3, BLACKHAWKS 1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) – Morgan Barron snapped a tie in the second period, and the Jets stopped a three-game slide.

Mark Scheifele and Cole Perfetti also scored for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck made 20 saves.

Bedard scored his team-high 11th goal in the 22nd game of his rookie season, but last-place Chicago lost for the third time in four

games. Arvid Soderblom made 25 stops.

Perfetti deflected a point shot from defenseman Dylan Samberg past Soderblom to give Winnipeg a 3-1 lead midway through the third

period. It was Perfetti´s career-high ninth goal.