The New York Islanders' Brock Nelson responded with a goal less than four minutes after Auston Matthews scored for the Toronto Maple Leafs, tying the game at 1-1. Noah Dobson assisted on Nelson's goal, giving him 20 assists on the season, one ahead of Barzal for the team lead. Dobson also assisted on Kyle Palmieri's goal, extending his points streak to four games. The Islanders took a 3-1 lead with Palmieri's goal, assisted by Nelson, after Palmieri beat out an icing and received the puck from Nelson. The game saw strong performances from Nelson, Palmieri, and Dobson, with the Islanders showing resilience and skill in their play.
Nelson stopped on a 2-on-1 as Samsonov closes the glove-side arm. #Isles
Noah Dobson has points in four straight with five assists. #Isles
Dobson with two assists on the night. Nelson returns the favor, assisting on Palmieri's goal after Palmieri assisted on his goal. #Isles
Noah Dobson gets his second assist of the game on Palmieri goal.
Palmieri beats out an icing and then receives the puck from Nelson after his hard work down low. Snipes Samsonov blocker side from the slot as #Isles take a 3-1 lead with 18:50 to go in the second.
#Isles beat a potential icing down ice, Nelson gets puck behind the crease and feeds Palmieri in the slot, 3-1 at 1:10 of the second.
Another dump-in, another #Isles retrieval, Nelson to Palmieri, 3-1
Noah Dobson gets himself into #Isles record book with the secondary assist on Brock Nelson's tally to give him 20 assists on the season @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/IoNeGnBo6q https://t.co/IoNeGnBo6q
Nelson responds for the Islanders less than four minutes after Matthews goal. #Leafs a little loose in the D zone, and Samsonov probably wants another look. 1-1.
Noah Dobson gets his 20th assist on Nelson goal, putting him one ahead of Barzal for team lead.
Brock Nelson from the slot finishes off a strong pass from Kyle Palmieri to tie the game at 1-1 with 10:40 to play in the first. Scored glove side as he was moving backward. Think that's called a fadeaway. #Isles