NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Islanders lastly gained a sport at their new enviornment on Saturday night, beating division rival New Jersey 4-2 with the assistance of two former Devils captains.
Andy Greene scored the game-tying purpose and Zach Parise had the go-ahead purpose within the second interval to present the Islanders their second win in three video games. Noah Dobson and Jean-Gabriel Pageau additionally scored, and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves, whereas Mathew Barzal prolonged his level streak to 6 video games with two assists.
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“It was as near a must-win that we’ve have had all season,” Parise stated. “To come back out and at last give our house crowd a win is de facto essential for us.”
The Devils introduced earlier than the sport that captain Nico Hischier and defenseman Ryan Graves are in COVID-19 protocol. Jesper Bratt and Jack Hughes scored for New Jersey, however the Devils fell for the sixth time of their final seven video games. Akira Schmid stopped 25 of 29 photographs in his NHL debut.
“It was an amazing expertise,” Schmid stated. “The NHL is simply sooner. Extra ability and visitors in entrance of the web. I used to be nervous however after the primary, it felt like some other sport.”
The Islanders’ seven-game winless streak at UBS Enviornment had been the longest stretch in NHL historical past to open a brand new enviornment.
Greene knotted the rating at 2-2 with a wrist shot that sailed previous the left pad of Schmid at 8:33 of the center body. Barzal and Josh Bailey assisted the play.
Parise gave the Islanders a 3-2 lead when he scored his first of the season — and first as an Islander — with 3 1/2 minutes left within the second interval whereas the group was shorthanded. Pageau collected a bouncing puck within the impartial zone after which delivered a spinning, backhanded cross to Parise on their lonesome into the offensive zone.
“That simply fires our group proper up anytime a man like that, a well-respected man that we had been clearly completely happy to get this offseason, he will get the monkey off his again,” Barzal stated of Parise. “Hopefully now he can get rolling.”
The 37-year-old Parise signed a one-year take care of the Islanders this summer time after the Minnesota Wild purchased out the remaining 4 years of the 13-year contract he signed in July 2012.
Pageau prolonged the Islanders’ result in 4-2 at 9:37 of the third interval when Oliver Wahlstrom’s cross-ice feed arrange the one-time alternative.
Bratt opened the scoring for New Jersey late within the first interval when defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler’s cross helped the Swedish winger get behind the Islanders’ protection. The 23-year-old leads the group in scoring with 24 factors and prolonged his level streak to 5 video games.
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“They had been a determined group,” Devils defenseman P.Ok. Subban stated. “They hadn’t gained at house. They by no means took their foot off the fuel for 60 minutes. You need to give them credit score. They earned the victory.”
However Islanders coach Barry Trotz stated it’s not sufficient: “We’re nonetheless trying up, the view by no means modifications except you might be in entrance, and we aren’t in entrance so the view shouldn’t be going to vary till we begin successful some hockey video games.”
Dobson tied it up with about two minutes left within the first, however Hughes responded with a slap shot previous Sorokin’s glove 40 seconds later to present the Devils a 2-1 lead going into the second interval.
Brock Nelson (lower-body damage) and Casey Cizikas (COVID-19 protocol) returned to the Isles’ lineup after lacking seven and 5 video games, respectively.
COACH’S DECISION
Trotz scratched ahead Anthony Beauviller for the primary time this season. The 24-year-old has three objectives, 4 assists in 21 video games after signing a three-year, $12.45 million contract within the offseason. “Inside competitors is nice,” Trotz stated after the morning skate. “It’s very straightforward to get complacent if you’re in. You’ve acquired to get to your id, you’ve acquired to provide and you need to be productive.”
FISTICUFFS
Zdeno Chara rushed to the protection of his accomplice Dobson and dropped the gloves with Mason Geersten 6:30 into the opening interval. The 44-year-old Chara has been in a battle thrice this season, together with the Islanders’ earlier sport towards the Nashville Predators.
UP NEXT:
Devils: Go to Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Islanders: At Detroit on Tuesday.
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