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UNIONDALE Braden Holtby Jersey , N.Y. (AP) — John Tavares didn’t acknowledge gaining any satisfaction from scoring against his former team. His focus was just on helping the Toronto Maple Leafs get in the playoffs.Tavares scored in the third period and the Maple Leafs clinched their postseason berth with a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Monday night.“It’s just nice to help contribute to a win that got us officially in the playoffs,” Tavares said. “That’s what matters most.”Calle Rosen also had a goal for Toronto, which needed one point to secure its third straight postseason spot and won for the fourth time in 11 games (4-5-2). Frederik Andersen stopped 28 shots.“It’s great to punch your ticket,” Tavares said. “You work hard all year to give yourself a chance to be a part of it. Every opportunity, you want to take advantage of it. We put a lot of work into it and we’ve got a lot of work ahead.”Toronto, third in the Atlantic Division, is assured of facing second-place Boston in the first round, and the Maple Leafs still have a slim chance of passing the Bruins for home-ice advantage in the series.Tavares, held without a point while the Maple Leafs lost by a combined 10-1 margin in his first two games against the Islanders since leaving them last summer to sign with his hometown team, broke through off a pass from Mitch Marner from the inside edge of the left circle to make it 2-0 at 3:50 of the third period. Tavares extended his career best with his 46th goal and set a career high with his 87th point.Jordan Eberle scored and Robin Lehner finished with 36 saves for the playoff-bound Islanders, who were playing their final regular-season home game.“Give them a lot of credit, they had a lot of desperation in their game,” New York coach Barry Trotz said of the Maple Leafs.New York squandered a chance to pull within a point of first-place Washington in the Metropolitan Division. Instead Youth Christian Djoos Jersey , the Islanders remained three points behind the Capitals and two ahead of third-place Pittsburgh. The Capitals, who lost 5-3 at Florida, and the Islanders each have two games remaining — including the season finale at Washington on Saturday night. The Penguins have three games left.Eberle spoiled Andersen’s shutout bid with 5:05 left as he got a pass from Brock Nelson from in front of the goalie and put the puck in from the left side on the power play for his 19th of the season and fourth in the last three games.The Islanders pulled Lehner with about 1:40 left but couldn’t beat Andersen again as the Maple Leafs held on.“Our group played real hard tonight,” Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. “It’s nice for John Tavares, for us to come back here tonight and for him to get the game-winner. … The whole game we were prepared and competed hard right from the get-go.”Tavares was greeted by a chorus of boos when the Maple Leafs took the ice for pregame warmups, when his name was announced for the starting lineups, and when Toronto came out for the start of the game. He was booed nearly every time he stepped on the ice in the first period, and again serenaded with chants of “We Don’t Need You” about three minutes into the game.It was a less hostile reception than the one he received on Feb. 28 in his first game as a visiting player. On that night, fans angry at his departure after he repeatedly said he hoped to stay, mixed in boos and several derisive chants from the start of warmups and throughout the game.Rosen got the Maple Leafs on the scoreboard, firing a slap shot from the top of the left circle past Lehner 2:17 into the second. The 25-year-old defenseman, making his season debut after playing in four games in October 2017, got his first career goal.Andersen denied attempts by Devon Toews and Adam Pelech 16 seconds apart to keep the Islanders off the scoreboard near the midpoint of the second period.“He’s been our backbone all year http://www.officialcapitals.com/authentic-adidas-andre-burakovsky-jersey ,” Tavares said of Andersen, who had given up 19 goals while going 2-1-2 in his previous five starts. “Great to see him have that kind of night. (He) looked so poised and calm.”NOTES: Toronto RW Connor Brown had an assist on Rosen’s goal, moving him one point away from 100 for his career. … Tavares’ previous career high of 86 points was set in 2014-15. He had 84 points a year ago in his last season with the Islanders. … New York was 12-6-2 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center this season and finished 12-7-2 at Long Island’s Nassau Coliseum. … The Islanders won the first two meetings, 4-0 at Toronto on Dec. 29 and 6-1 on Feb. 28 at the Coliseum.UP NEXTMaple Leafs: Host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.Islanders: At the Florida Panthers on Thursday night before closing the regular season at Washington on Saturday night. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After a turbulent trip to Nashville, the Dallas Stars were settled down by their goaltender once they got on the ice.Anton Khudobin made a career-high 49 saves to lead the Stars to a 2-0 victory over the slumping Predators on Thursday night.“It didn’t seem like we gave up 49 shots. It didn’t seem like we were under siege,” Dallas coach Jim Montgomery said. “Usually when you give up 49 shots, you are usually a little bit under siege on the bench. I think we gave up a lot of perimeter stuff. For the most part, we allowed him to see the puck and he did a good job of taking whistles when needed.”Tyler Pitlick and Mattias Janmark scored for Dallas, which has won two of three.Pekka Rinne stopped 28 shots for the Predators, who have lost five straight.“We’re working to create. It’s not from a lack of effort or opportunity,” coach Peter Laviolette said. “When you put that many pucks at the net, you’re looking to do the right things.”Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm led all Nashville skaters with eight shots on goal.Following the three-day Christmas break http://www.officialcapitals.com/authentic-adidas-evgeny-kuznetsov-jersey , the Stars held a morning skate Thursday in Dallas before flying to Nashville for the game. The team’s charter had a bumpy ride into Music City.“It was tough,” Pitlick said. “We skated in Dallas and then got on the plane and flew through a thunderstorm and barely landed and got here. It was a little bit of a challenge for our team, but it was good for our team to battle through that and get a win.”Khudobin posted his first shutout this season and the seventh of his career. He was tested often, with his best save coming with six minutes remaining when he denied Ryan Johansen’s slap shot from the right side with Nashville on a power play. Khudobin also set a franchise record for saves in a shutout.“It’s just a number,” Khudobin said. “I’m more happy with the win.”Pitlick scored the first goal at 7:20 of the opening period.After a give-and-go with linemate Radek Faksa, Pitlick used Predators defenseman Matt Irwin as a screen and beat Rinne with a wrist shot from the left circle to the far side.Janmark’s unassisted goal at 11:09 of the second doubled the Dallas lead.Irwin could not control a bouncing puck at the Stars blue line and Janmark carried it the other way. From the top of the left faceoff circle, he pulled up and fired a slap shot on net. The puck deflected off Rinne’s glove and trickled across the goal line.The banged-up Predators got two players back in the lineup. Star defenseman P.K. Subban missed 19 games with an upper-body injury and forward Viktor Arvidsson missed 21 games with a broken thumb. Both were activated off injured reserve.“Even though I’ve been out for a while, there’s no excuses,” Subban said. “I’m on for two goals, and in my career I’ve never liked to be on the ice for even-strength goals so I’m going to have to look at the tape and get a little better for next game.”NOTES: Dallas is 15-1-1 when leading after two periods. … Pitlick scored in consecutive games for the first time this season. … Nashville RW Ryan Hartman played his 200th NHL game. … The Predators have not scored on the power play in nine of their last 10 games.