Jackets rally to top Islanders

Ivan Provorov and Kirill Marchenko scored the tying and game-winning goals in a span of 74 seconds late in the third period as the hosts Columbus Blue Jackets stunned the New York Islanders 4-2 on Sunday in a heated Metropolitan Division clash.

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Blue Jackets defenceman Ivan Provorov, left, celebrates scoring a goal against the Islanders during the third period.

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Cole Sillinger clinched the contest with an empty-netter with 1:06 minutes remaining and Jet Greaves made 24 saves to give the Blue Jackets their first two-game winning streak since Dec 1-4.

The Islanders played the final 38-plus minutes without Mathew Barzal after he received a game misconduct for slashing Mason Marchment in retaliation for a pair of penalties Marchment drew against rookie Matthew Schaefer.

Marchenko scored the first of his two goals before Max Shabanov tied the game late in the first and Bo Horvat scored the go-ahead goal in the second for New York. David Rittich, who made his fourth straight start in place of the injured Ilya Sorokin, recorded 31 saves as the Islanders' two-game winning streak ended.