NHL scores: Islanders down Canadiens on busy Thursday evening

Taylor Hall recieved a five minute major penalty for kneeing, which kept him out for the remainder of the game.

Clutterbuck stayed down on the ice for several minutes, and appeared to be in severe pain during that time. Eventually he was assisted off the ice by teammates, but did not put any weight on his injured leg.

Semin has a history of prolific offensive production - he has scored at least twenty goals every season since 2006, and scored forty in 2009-10. Prior to Thursday night’s action he had scored three goals and eleven assists, and was Carolina’s fourth-leading scorer.

Jiri Tlusty hasn’t been a stranger to goal-scoring so far this season - this was his eighth of the year already. He’s well on his way to surpassing his previous career best of seventeen goals scored, which came last year.

The injuries just keep coming for Ottawa, this time to perhaps their most important player.

These are tough times for Ottawa fans.

Why don’t you do this kind of stuff more often, Alex? It’s so much fun to watch.

Huberdeau was selected third overall by Florida in the 2011 entry draft. He won a bronze medal playing for Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championships.

Florida led 4-0 after the first two periods of play.

Anisimov lay still for several minutes. Trainers and medical personnel representing both teams hurried out to attend to him, and a stretcher was brought on to the ice. The doctors looked to be checking for signs of a neck injury, and eventually lifted him on to the stretcher and took him off the ice.

Later televised reports indicated that Anisimov was awake and responding after he left the ice. The Columbus Blue Jackets issued a statement saying that he had never lost consciousness, but was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.

1. Will Vincent Lecavalier extend his five-game point streak?

Matt Read has scored four goals this season in two games against the Panthers. After notching a hat trick in their first meeting, Read added another goal in their second meeting. Given that Thursday will mark the third and final time that the clubs will meet in the regular season this year, will Read be able to continue his strong performance against the club?

It will mark the first of three meetings between the two teams this season.

The Rangers and Senators last met during the first round of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs. With the Rangers ranked as the top seed in the East and the Senators barely qualifying for the eighth seed, many believed Ottawa would have a short run at the Cup.

It will mark the first of three meetings between the team two teams this season.

Currently leading the league in average goals per game (3.93), the club will look to challenge the Bruins’ eighth-ranked defense, which is allowing an average of 2.31 goals against per game.

Redmond is believed to have been working in one-on-one drills, when he was cut by a skate blade. After the incident, an ambulance was called and head coach Claude Noel was seen on the ice with Redmond. Teammates were seen bringing out towels, in an attempt to stop the bleeding.

In the wake of the injury, a large pool of blood was apparently visible on the ice.

As of Thursday morning, the Flyers have yet to update Read’s status.

If Read is unable to play, it could prove to be a lucky break for the Panthers. In the two previous meetings between the clubs this season, Read has compiled four goals and has accumulated the most points against the team of any other player on the Flyers.