Frans Nielsen scored twice, John Tavares had a goal and an assist, and the Islanders beat the host Minnesota Wild, 4-1, on Tuesday night in a matchup of surging teams.
Matt Martin also scored for the Islanders, who have won six of their past eight games. Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves as the Islanders improved to 2-0 on a seven-game trip, their longest of the season.
Nielsen deflected Tavares’s pass on the power play to make it 2-0 in the first period, and he added a short-handed empty-net goal late in the third.