FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2017, file photo, New York Islanders head coach Jack Capuano reacts after the Colorado Avalanche scored a goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver. The struggling islanders fired Capuano on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, ending his tenure in the middle of its seventh season. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2017, file photo, New York Islanders head coach Jack Capuano reacts after the Colorado Avalanche scored a goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver. The struggling islanders fired Capuano on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, ending his tenure in the middle of its seventh season. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) Credit: David Zalubowski

The struggling New York Islanders fired coach Jack Capuano on Tuesday, ending his tenure in the middle of its seventh season.

General manager Garth Snow named assistant GM/coach Doug Weight as Capuano’s interim replacement. Snow told reporters Tuesday that the Islanders weren’t where they wanted to be in the standings and that everyone’s disappointed in their performance his season.

Snow said the halfway point of the season played a role in the timing of firing Capuano a day after beating the Boston Bruins, 4-0. The Islanders were 17-17-8 and are in last place in the Eastern Conference with 42 points.

Capuano had been behind the Islanders bench since 2010 and was the fourth-longest tenured coach in the NHL behind Claude Julien of the Boston Bruins, Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks and Dave Tippett of the Arizona Coyotes. Capuano’s 482 games and 227 wins rank second in franchise history behind four-time Stanley Cup-winning Hall of Fame coach Al Arbour.

The Islanders under Capuano went 227-194-64 and made three playoff appearances.

Tuesday’s Games

Stars 7, Rangers 6

New York — Patrick Sharp scored twice, Jamie Benn and Patrick Eaves had a goal and two assists each and Dallas held on for a wild victory over New York.

Cody Eakin had a goal and an assist, Antoine Roussel and Adam Cracknell also scored and the Stars won for the third time in nine games (3-5-1). Radek Faksa and Lauri Korpikoski each had two assists.

Derek Stepan had two goals and an assist, Mika Zibanejad also scored twice and Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and two assists for the Rangers.

Blue Jackets 4, Hurricanes 1

Columbus, Ohio — Brandon Dubinsky ended a 17-game scoring drought with two goals, Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist and Columbus beat Carolina.

Lukas Sedlak also scored for Columbus, and Ryan Murray and Cam Atkinson had a pair of assists each. All-Star Sergei Bobrovsky returned after missing the past three games because of illness and made 24 saves.

The Blue Jackets got their third win in seven games since ending a 16-game winning streak.

Maple Leafs 4, Sabres 3

Toronto — Auston Matthews, Leo Komarov and Matt Martin each scored in a nine-minute span in the second period and Toronto rallied to beat Buffalo for its 10th win in 13 games.

Toronto came back after trailing 2-0 through 20 minutes, getting its first victory this season when behind after one period (1-8-1).

Devils 4, Wild 3

St. Paul, Minn. — Beau Bennett scored with 2:17 remaining to lift New Jersey over Minnesota.

Pavel Zacha, Adam Henrique and Kyle Palmieri scored for New Jersey, which went 3-0-1 on its four-game road trip. Cory Schneider made 32 saves.

Senators 6, Blues 4

St. Louis — Mike Hoffman and Mark Stone each scored twice to lead Ottawa over St. Louis.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Bobby Ryan also scored for the Senators, who won their fourth straight at Scottrade Center for the first time in team history.

Mike Condon made 19 saves.