Double-OT win gives Isles 3-2 edge, Panthers stay alive against Bolts

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Josh Bailey intercepted a clearing attempt by Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry, moved in and chipped the puck in 51 seconds into the second overtime Monday to give the visiting New York Islanders a 3-2 win and a 3-2 lead in an East Division first-round series.

Bailey also had an assist. Anthony Beauvillier and Jordan Eberle also scored for New York, which erased two one-goal deficits.

Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin, who has picked up all three of his team’s wins, faced an onslaught, stopping 48 of 50 shots.

Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist, Evgeni Malkin also scored and Kris Letang registered two assists for Pittsburgh. Jarry made 25 saves.

Game 6 in the best-of-seven series is scheduled for Wednesday in Uniondale, N.Y.

Islanders winger Oliver Wahlstrom left in the third period after being hit by Pittsburgh’s Mike Matheson.

Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead at 8:20 of the first period on Malkin’s power-play goal. His wrist shot from the left dot sailed past Sorokin’s blocker.

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The Penguins had the stronger play and better chances in the first, but New York escaped to the intermission with a 1-1 tie after Beauvillier scored with 54.4 seconds left.

With the Penguins defensemen pinching in on offense, Beauvillier had only winger Jake Guentzel to beat as he carried the puck in from the left point. He wove around Guentzel and lifted the puck past Jarry’s right shoulder.

That late-period goal didn’t seem to shift the momentum. Pittsburgh outshot the Islanders 20-4 in the second and grabbed the lead back.

Shortly after the Penguins killed a penalty, Rust made it 2-1 at 7:37. He took a drop pass from Sidney Crosby, and from the top of the right circle, blasted a shot far side.

The assist was just the second point of the series for Crosby, the team’s regular-season scoring leader who had a goal in Game 1.

Eberle tied it 2-2 at 8:50 of the third on New York’s first shot of the period. Leon Komarov and J.G. Pageau converged on Pittsburgh defenseman Brian Dumoulin to force a turnover near the end boards. Komarov fed Eberle in the slot. With Jarry sprawled in the crease, Eberle swept the puck in past his glove.

PANTHERS 4, LIGHTNING 1

The host Florida Panthers kept their season alive by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 in Game 5 of their Central Division first-round playoff series on Monday night in Sunrise.

Tampa Bay holds a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-7 series. The Lightning will host Game 6 on Wednesday night.

The Panthers started 20-year-old rookie Spencer Knight who is believed to be the seventh-youngest goalie in NHL history to make his postseason debut.

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It did not look good for Knight and the Panthers early as Blake Coleman and Ross Colton broke loose on a 2-on-1 in the opening minute. Colton scored after Knight played the puck.

Knight, the youngest goalie to start his NHL career 4-0 in the regular season, then stopped the next 21 shots he faced in the opening period as the Lightning took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission.

Florida tied the score at 1 at 6:19 of the second period when MacKenzie Weegar tallied on a slap shot off a pass from Jonathan Huberdeau.

The Panthers took their first lead since winning Game 3 with 3:05 remaining in the second on a goal from Mason Marchment.

Florida got a little bit of breathing room early in the third period when Aleksander Barkov’s point shot deflected off of Patric Hornqvist and past Andrei Vasilevskiy.

The Panthers wrapped it up with an empty net goal from Frank Vatrano in the final seconds.

Knight, who starred at Boston College, ended his first NHL playoff game with 36 saves, and he will likely be in net for Game 6 on Wednesday.

Vasilevskiy made 34 saves in the loss.