Devils hand Islanders fourth straight loss at Nassau Coliseum

Nico Hischier scores the game-winning goal in the Devils' 2-1 win over the Islanders on Thursday night.Nico Hischier scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 29 shots, and the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 2-1 Thursday night at Nassau Coliseum.

P.K. Subban also scored to help the Devils win their third straight and improve to 6-2-1 in their last nine games.

Brock Nelson scored for New York and Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves as the Islanders lost their fourth straight at Nassau Coliseum.

Hischier extended his point streak to three games when he scored the go-ahead goal at 1:09 of the third. The Swiss forward escaped the face-off circle…