NY Islanders 5, Ottawa 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees:
T.J. Luxmore, Garrett Rank
Linesmen:
Jesse Marquis, Caleb Apperson
Attendance:
10229
By Field Level Media
Anders Lee scored twice Tuesday night for the visiting New York Islanders, who snapped an 11-game losing streak and earned their first win in more than a month by beating the Ottawa Senators 5-3.
The Islanders went 0-8-3 dating back to Nov. 7, a span in which they were ravaged by injuries and a COVID-19 outbreak. The losing streak was the longest for New York since a 14-game skid (0-11-3) in 2010.
Oliver Wahlstrom scored 27 seconds before Lee's second goal in the middle period -- a tally that gave the Islanders their first multi-goal lead since their previous win, a 2-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Nov. 6.
Kieffer Bellows and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each scored in the third as New York scored its most goals since a 6-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Nov. 4.
Goalie Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves.
Josh Norris, Nick Holden and Alex Formenton scored for the Senators, whose three-game winning streak was snapped. Ottawa hasn't won more than three straight since a six-game winning streak from March 2 through March 11, 2017.
Goalie Filip Gustavsson recorded 22 saves.
Lee, who was one of eight Islanders sidelined by COVID-19, put back the wide rebound of his own point-blank shot to open the scoring three minutes into the second.
Norris scored on the power play 6:44 later, when he took a cross-ice pass from Drake Batherson, went to one knee and ripped a shot past Sorokin.
Wahlstrom went from his forehand to the backhand to beat Gustavsson with 5:54 left in the second before Lee quickly extended the lead 27 seconds later. Bellows scored 6:26 into the third before Holden's shot glanced off the skate of Noah Dobson and fluttered past Sorokin 1:45 later.
Pageau scored off a faceoff win by the Islanders with 7:34 left. Formenton scored a short-handed goal with 4:06 remaining, but the Senators got no closer despite pulling Gustavsson in the final two minutes.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
NY Islanders |
|
Ottawa |
Anders Lee 2 |
Points |
Alex Formenton 2 |
Anders Lee 2 |
Goals |
Alex Formenton 1 |
Austin Czarnik 2 |
Assists |
Alex Formenton 1 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Josh Norris 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Alex Formenton 1 |
Ilya Sorokin .909 |
Save Percentage |
Filip Gustavsson .815 |
Ilya Sorokin 30 |
Saves |
Filip Gustavsson 22 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
NY Islanders
|
27 |
5 |
0-2 |
4-5 |
14 |
26 |
Ottawa
|
33 |
3 |
1-5 |
2-2 |
8 |
19 |
Upcoming Games
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Ottawa will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Senators have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .294 after a loss.
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NY Islanders will play their next game at home against Nashville. The Islanders have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .250 after a loss.