The New York Islanders clinched a 3-2 overtime victory against the Dallas Stars, snapping their two-game losing streak. Bo Horvat, assisted by Mathew Barzal, scored the game-winning goal in overtime, marking the second time this season the duo secured an overtime win against the Stars. The game opened with Ryan Pulock scoring at 15:59 of the first period, followed by Kyle MacLean's second career NHL goal with 4:36 to go in the second. The Stars' Logan Stankoven scored his first NHL goal with 1:43 to play in the second, and Matt Duchene achieved his 800th career point. The Islanders' top line, consisting of Nelson, Horvat, and Barzal, which has been responsible for 38.3% of the team's goals this season, showed strong performance. Despite failing to score on a 5-on-3 power play, the Islanders' new-look lines, based on Sunday's practice, and goaltender Ilya Sorokin's performance led to the victory. The Islanders' next game is against Texas Hockey on Monday night.
Bo Horvat’s overtime goal gives Islanders much-needed win over Stars https://t.co/ZdUs46GZ4t https://t.co/435CMAHFCN
Roy liked the way all four of #Isles lines came together.
So Roy’s #Isles have now beaten Stars 3-2 in OT twice in just over a month.
#Isles' Bo Horvat scores in overtime to beat Stars, snap two-game skid | @AGrossNewsday https://t.co/UR7tN6KDNg
From one knee, Bo Horvat sends home the OT dagger after an elite shift by Mathew Barzal as the #Isles win 3-2 over #Stars to snap their two-game skid @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/8esYua6Mwu
BO KNOWS OVERTIME. 😤 Bo Horvat scores the @SUBWAYCanada OT winner for the Islanders! https://t.co/uaOByt4Y1J
Horvat. Isles win 3-2 in OT
Bo Hotrvat. The second time vs. the Stars this season, that nets the OT winner via a feed from Mathew Barzal. Barzal MVP of OT. Some shift before setting up GWG. #Isles win 3-2 to snap a two-game skid.
#Isles starting Horvat-Barzal-Pulock in the OT frame.
#Isles are headed to OT tied at 2-2.
#Isles and Stars head to OT tied 2-2.
Pelech bleeding on the bench after Reilly tries to chip the puck off the boards. Hits Pelech right in the ear. He goes to the room. #Isles lose a d-man with 2:29 to play in the third, 2-2.
Scott Wedgewood. Some save on Barzal to keep this game tied at 2-2 with 3:35 to play in the third. Sheesh. #Isles
Wedgewood sprawls to deny Barzal at crease at 16:25 of the third, still 2-2
#Isles to the PP with Sam Steel off for holding Sebastian Aho. 6:33 to go in the third. 2-2.
Steel to the box for holding and #Isles get a PP at 13:27 of the third with game tied 2-2
Sorokin stops Hintz on the breakaway with under 11:00 to play, tied 2-2. #Isles
13:55 to play in the third. #Isles being outshot 4-1 this period. Last few shifts haven't been pretty.
Period three is a go. #Isles and Stars tied at 2-2.
#Isles and Stars tied at 2-2 after 2. Duchene (PP) MacLean Stankoven (first NHL goal) It wasn't a bad period, but their mistakes continued to get deposited into the back of their net. NYI up 23-22 in shots.
End of two #Isles 2 (Pulock, MacLean) #Stars 2 (Duchene PP, Stankoven) Isles up on shots 23-22 Stats reflect even game
Logan Stankoven scores his first NHL goal, eating Sorokin short side (blocker side) with 1:43 to play in the second. 2-2. #Isles Pelech and Dobson go to the same man and Sorokin struggles to find the shot.
Ryan Pulock earned the secondary assist on MacLean's goal, so he has two points tonight. #Isles
Kyle MacLean. Second career #NHL goal as Engvall uses his speed in transition, shoots it, gets the rebound, and finds MacLean in the low slot who one-times it in with 4:36 to go in the second. 2-1 #Isles Some play by Engvall.
#Isles PK can't get the PK as Duchene scores on a rebound with 12:49 to play in the second to tie the game. 800th career point for Duchene. Traffic and Sorokin didn't seem to track it, and the rebound landed where it did. Romanov caught a tad high, too.
Sorokin not over-commiting on the PK. Staying square to shooter. #Isles
Stars with a post-PK push and now going on their first PP at 5:21 of the second with Pulock off for interference, #Isles up 1-0
#Isles can't score on either the 5-on-3 or 5-on-4 advantage.
Nelson hit the post but no shots on net during Isles back to back PPs, including 30 seconds of five on three.
#Isles to a 5-on-3 PP for 30 seconds after a delay-of-game penalty to Harley. Part of Sunday's practice was the 5-on-3 PP.
Couple nice pad saves by Sorokin to keep this at 1-0 for #Isles, including Dellandrea one-timer from slot.
Ryan Pulock. Slot wrister, stick side. 1-0 #isles with 4:01 to play in the first. Holmstrom did the Barzal, to peel back and hit Pulock.
Isles up 1-0.
Ryan Pulock in the slot from Simon Holmstrom and it's 1-0 #Isles at 15:59 of the first.
#Isles lines have survived 10+ minutes. And they're looking strong, despite a skate and a period together. 9:31 to play in the first. No score.
Pulock with a strong start to his o-zone game. #Isles
#Isles have four shots. Top line has three of them, with Horvat having two and Barzal having the other.
#Isles top line has a breakaway and a few 3-on-2's in transition already through a few minutes of action.
First shift for Nelson-Horvat-Barzal yields a breakaway for Barzal...And a save by Wedgewood
Let's see how this #Isles new-look top line does. Game vs. #TexasHockey starts now.
ICYMI The Nelson-Horvat-Barzal line represents 38.3% of all #Isles goals this season. https://t.co/sePRl2bTC4
#Isles Ilya Sorokin (17-13-11, 3.14 GAA, .909 save pct.) and #Stars Scott Wedgewood (13-6-4, 2.97, .899) lead the teams onto the ice here in Big D. Patrick Roy's first game behind Isles bench was a 3-2 OT win over Stars at UBS Arena on Jan. 21. Roy is 4-5-3 with team.
Coming up at 6:15, #Isles chat ahead of game vs. #TexasHockey at 8. I have a hockey game at 7 that finishes at 8 so the rink is my office for first period. Talk soon. https://t.co/9NQ7FS6qAy
Expected #Isles lines for tonight vs. #TexasHockey based on Sunday's practice: Nelson-Horvat-Barzal Lee-Pageau-Palmieri Engvall-Cizikas-Holmstrom Martin-MacLean-Clutterbuck Romanov-Pulock Pelech-Dobson Reilly-Aho Sorokin Varlamov
Based on line rushes at Sunday's practice, JG Pageau will be the #Isles second-line center tonight vs. #TexasHockey. This will be the first time he's playing a top-six role since playing for the #GoSensGo before 2020 #NHL Trade Deadline deal to LI: https://t.co/3RdSUaen9C
Based on line rushes at Sunday's practice, JG Pageau will be the #Isles second-line center tonight vs. #TexasHockey. This will be the first time he's playing a top-six role since being acquired from the #GoSensGo at the 2020 #NHL Trade Deadline: https://t.co/3RdSUaen9C
#Isles Ilya Sorokin (@ethan_sears) vs. #TexasHockey Scott Wedgewood (@BrienRea) tonight at American Airlines Center. Learn more about DAL ahead of tonight's 8 PM puck drop @TheHockeyNews @matthewpage24 ⤵️ https://t.co/wottl48dAW
Last time #Isles faced #TexasHockey, Bo Horvat made a heads-up play in OT, asking Mat Barzal to bounce the puck off the boards before he went bar-south on Scott Wedgewood via the breakaway backhander for the 3-2 comeback win to begin the Patrick Roy Era on LI.
Looks like #Isles didn't hit the ice this morning for an optional morning skate in DAL. Had a really strong practice Sunday before flying out, focusing heavily on PP/PK.
Ilya Sorokin tonight at Dallas, per Patrick Roy.
Sorokin starting tonight, per Roy
#Isles hit the ice for morning skate shortly in Dallas. Expecting those new-look lines to debut tonight, with Sorokin between the pipes. We'll see how long they last.
"I saw him after Tuesday's game, and he had that look on his face where he didn't look like things were too good. But then, 48 hours later, he was playing." #Isles Barzal 'Shocked' That Cizikas Only Missed One Game After Blocked Shot https://t.co/GUbeKR6Bzs
"After the game, I spoke with our guys, and they all said that Brock played left wing before, so now, having Brock with Horvat and Barzal, I'm curious to see how things will go." -- #Isles HC Patrick Roy https://t.co/XTbqFbOGv0
#Isles will hold a morning skate in Dallas ahead of their game vs. #TexasHockey Monday night at 8 PM ET.
"We were joking that Bo is the center of all centers. I think it'll work well." #Isles Explosive, New-Look, Loaded Top Line Share Thoughts @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/XTbqFbOGv0
Everyone was shocked to see Casey Cizikas back in the #Isles lineup so soon after blocking a shot off the hand Tuesday against #LetsGoPens, including teammate Mathew Barzal @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/GUbeKR6Bzs
Everyone was shocked to see Casey Cizikas back in the #Isles lineup so soon after blocking a shot off the hand Tuesday against #GoPensGo, including teammate Mathew Barzal @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/XTbqFbOGv0
"I like having Lee with us. I think he does a lot of good things for me and Bo, but I think Nelly...this is going to be very dynamic." More from Barzal, Horvat, and Nelson, the #Isles new-look top line after Sunday's skate @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/XTbqFbOGv0
Will have a story later today on the #Isles new-look top line. Also spoke to Barzal about Cizikas not needing to miss time, which was a shock to him and, well everyone after Tuesday night. #Isles @TheHockeyNews
#Isles Mat Barzal: "Bo's the center of all centers." Barzal believes that he, Nelson, and Horvat will be a very dynamic line.
#Isles Ilya Sorokin is first goalie off the ice and is expected to start against #TexasHockey tomorrow.
#Isles lines at Sunday's practice: Nelson-Horvat-Barzal Lee-Pageau-Palmieri Engvall-Cizikas-Holmstrom Martin-MacLean-Clutterbuck E: Wahlstrom Romanov-Pulock Pelech-Dobson Reilly-Aho Sorokin Varlamov
#Isles practice Nelson-Horvat-Barzal Lee-Pageau-Palmieri Engvall-Cizikas-Holmstrom Martin-MacLean-Clutterbuck Rotating D
Nelson remains up with Horvat and Barzal at practice. #Isles
With Casey Cizikas healthy, #Isles have sent Kyle MacLean back to Bridgeport, per #NHL media site @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/6VkrhSHWEQ
With Casey Cizikas healthy, #Isles have sent Kyle MacLean back to Bridgeport, per #NHL media @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/6VkrhSHWEQ
The Line of Nelson-Horvat-Barzal played 4:57 last night. When on the ice, #Isles owned a 62.5 CF%, outshooting #GoBolts 3-2, with 2 high-danger chances. They looked pretty strong, but most of the team's scoring on one line isn't ideal.
#Isles will hit the ice for practice later this morning. Face #TexasHockey on Monday night at 8 PM ET.