NHL roundup: Penguins-Islanders tie season record with eight combined goals in one period

[h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pittsburgh-penguins/AkN0nWU6/"]Penguins[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/new-york-islanders-xESz5TGG/pittsburgh-penguins-AkN0nWU6/?mid=nkYE02Aa"]8-3[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-islanders/xESz5TGG/"]Islanders[/a][/h2][p]After the Islanders took a 3-1 lead in the second, the Penguins would score four straight to make it eight total goals in the period - tying the most in a period by two teams this season. [/p][p]Pittsburgh scored seven-straight unanswered goals as both [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rakell-rickard/8SsMqZsT/"]Rickard Rakell[/a] (19) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mantha-anthony/63PyXONB/"]Anthony Mantha[/a] (29) scored two goals each, lifting the team ahead of the Islanders in the Metro Division with a 37-21-16 record (90 points). Meanwhile, the Islanders fell to 42-28-5 (89 points). [/p][p]Sidney Crosby now possesses the third-most multi-point games (514) all-time after putting up two assists during the game, also marking 1,100 assists, which is eighth-most all-time. [/p][embed guid="3d76f1cb-e6ac-4283-b71d-39853fd6ab39" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLmKB4xJ5rk&pp=ygUDbmhs" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/calgary-flames-EZekktRt/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/?mid=K0VFIvQ7"]Avalanche 9-2 Flames[/a][/h2][p]The Avs put up a whopping five goals on 26 shots on goal in the first period - more than the Flames had the entire game. Nazem Kadri (16) led the way with two goals against his former team, while four different Avs players racked up three points. [/p][p]Colorado now sits one win away from being the first team to reach 50 on the season, as they now sit at 49-14-10. [/p][p]Calgary fell to 31-35-8. [/p][embed guid="f72a9944-5242-4822-b0b1-fa546288e27f" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P7Co2tG4zE" social-type="youtube" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/vancouver-canucks-YiOrnTV9/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=0d82trIE"]Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 Vancouver Canucks[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/toronto-maple-leafs-ShE7Z8G3/?mid=pnVZNZ1m"]Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 Anaheim Ducks (AOT)[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/san-jose-sharks-E588Co9j/st-louis-blues-KSAayVoi/?mid=K2WMbtuC"]San Jose Sharks 5-4 St. Louis Blues[/a][/b][/p]