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Four power-play goals propelled No. 2-ranked Michigan to a 5-3 victory over Notre Dame to kick off conference play on Friday night at Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend, Ind.

T.J. Hughes had three points to move into 50th place in all-time scoring, Will Horcoff scored two power-play goals and defenseman Henry Mews had a pair of assists.

Freshman goalie Jack Ivankovic stopped 30-of-33 shots and improved to 8-1 this year.

The teams will play again Saturday at 6 p.m.

Friday’s NHL

N.Y. Islanders 3, (at) Washington 1: Bo Horvat scored with 15:31 remaining in the third period to lift the New York Islanders to a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

Alex Ovechkin remained one goal shy of 900 for the Capitals, who have lost three straight. Tom Wilson scored his sixth goal of the season for Washington in the second, but Jean-Gabriel Pageau answered with a short-handed tally later that period.

Horvat took a pass from Emil Heineman on a 2-on-1 break and beat Logan Thompson for the game-winner. Mathew Barzal scored into an empty net to make it 3-1.

Colorado 4, (at) Vegas 2: Martin Necas celebrated his new contract with a goal and two assists, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Friday.

Necas, who signed a $92 million, eight-year extension on Thursday, scored his eighth goal of the season 41 seconds into the game.

Cale Makar had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche, extending his point streak to six games. Brock Nelson and Brent Burns also scored, and Scott Wedgewood made 21 saves.

Tomas Hertl and Mitch Marner each had a goal and an assist for the Golden Knights, and rookie goalie Carl Lindbom stopped 22 shots.

Devils sign veteran goalie Markstrom

Newark, N.J. – The New Jersey Devils signed goalie Jacob Markstrom to a $12 million, two-year extension Friday despite a slow start to the season that included an injury.

The new contract has the same value as Markstrom’s expiring $36 million, six-year deal. New Jersey acquired the 16-year veteran during the 2024 offseason.

Markstrom is 2-2 with a 5.13 goals-against average and .830 save percentage in four games this season. The 35-year-old Swede missed two weeks with an injury before returning and giving up all eight goals in an 8-4 loss to Colorado.

Markstrom was 26-16-6 with a 2.50 goals-against average, a .900 save percentage and four shutouts last season, his first with the Devils. New Jersey is his fourth team.

A second-round draft pick by Florida Panthers in 2008, Markstrom is 243-214-63 with a 2.72 goals-against average, a .908 save percentage and 24 shutouts in 538 regular-season games (520 starts).

Markstrom has a 2.88 goals-against average in 31 playoff games. He started all five games of a first-round playoff series loss to Carolina last season.

Bruins center Lindholm sidelined

Boston – Boston Bruins center Elias Lindholm will miss at least a few weeks with a lower-body injury, coach Marco Sturm said Friday.

Lindholm was helped off the ice after a collision with Buffalo’s Jordan Greenway in the Bruins’ 4-3 overtime victory Thursday. The 30-year-old Swede has nine points (four goals, five assists) in 13 games.

Marat Khusnutdinov, who scored the OT winner against the Sabres, is set to center Boston’s top line against Carolina on Saturday. The Russian is in his first full season with Boston. He has a goal and an assist in eight games.

The Bruins also will be without defenseman Jordan Harris for at least two month following a procedure to repair a right ankle fracture. Harris was injured in a 4-3 loss to Florida on Monday.

Local schedules

Thursday

â–¶ Red Wings 4, L.A. Kings 3 (SO)

â–¶ Muskegon 5, NTDP U18 3

Friday

â–¶ Red Wings at Ducks, 10

â–¶ Michigan 5, Notre Dame 3

â–¶ Clarkson 6, Michigan Tech 4

â–¶ Augustana 2, Northern Michigan 1

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