Galchenyuk, 3-goal third lift Canadiens over Islanders 6-3
NEW YORK — The Islanders are stumbling hard at the wrong time of the season for a team with eyes on a post-season berth.
Alex Galchenyuk completed his hat trick shortly after Paul Byron and Noah Juulsen scored 1:43 apart in the third period, lifting the Montreal Canadiens over New York 6-3 on Friday night.
New York dropped to 29-29-7 with its fifth straight loss. Tanner Fritz, Josh Bailey and Brock Nelson scored, and Jaroslav Halak made 19 saves.
“Our record is ugly the past couple weeks,” Thomas Hickey said. “You just have to win. It’s that time of year. We’ve been given all the X’s and O’s and everything. We have to win. We have to find a way to win. Simple.”