ST. PAUL, Minn. — Frans Nielsen scored twice, John Tavares had a goal and an assist, and the Islanders beat the Wild 4-1 on Tuesday night in a matchup of surging teams.
Matt Martin also scored for the Islanders, winners of six of their last eight. Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves as the Islanders improved to 2-0 on a seven-game road trip — their longest of the season.
Nielsen deflected Tavares’ pass on the power play to make it 2-0 in the first period and added a short-handed, empty-net goal late in the third.
Tavares’ 23rd of the season stood following a replay review that determined Anders Lee did not interfere with Minnesota goalie Devan Dubnyk.