New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators
· National Hockey LeagueBo Horvat leads the Islanders past the Senators 4-2
Anders Lee had a goal and an assist for New York, which won for the third time in four games. Oliver Wahlstrom and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored, and Semyon Varlamov made 28 saves.
Nick Jensen and Drake Batherson scored for Ottawa in the third period. Tim Stutzle had two assists.
Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg made 21 stops.
Wahlstrom's first goal of the season lifted New York to a 3-0 lead 2:41 into the third. But Jensen scored his first of the year at 7:43 and Batherson made it 3-2 with his sixth with 5:33 remaining.
But Horvat put it away with an empty-netter with 10 seconds to go.
Ottawa had a scary moment on a power play midway through the first period when Josh Norris’ shot deflected off Ryan Pulock and caught Stutzle hard in the forehead.
Stutzle returned to start the second period and played the remainder of the game.
Senators: Defenseman Artem Zub returned after missing nine games with a concussion. He was on the top pairing with Jake Sanderson.
NYI lead series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 2nd Period 15:49 | Anders Lee Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Bo Horvat (6), Ryan Pulock (5) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 18:22 | Jean-Gabriel Pageau Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Bo Horvat (7), Anders Lee (5) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 2:41 | Oliver Wahlstrom Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Matt Martin (1), Kyle MacLean (1) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 7:43 | Nick Jensen Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Thomas Chabot (6), Tim Stützle (12) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 14:27 | Drake Batherson Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (13), Jake Sanderson (8) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:50 | Bo Horvat Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Scott Mayfield (2) |
Statistics
NYI | OTT | |
---|---|---|
22 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
20 | Hits | 31 |
4 | Takeaways | 13 |
25 | Shots | 30 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
28 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
50.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 49.1 |
17 | Giveaways | 21 |
4 | Total Penalties | 3 |
8 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 15,677 | Capacity:
Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 15,677 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
New Jersey | 11 | 6 | 24 | 2 |
Carolina | 11 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
Washington | 10 | 4 | 21 | 1 |
NY Rangers | 9 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
NY Islanders | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 |
Pittsburgh | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
Philadelphia | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
Columbus | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Toronto | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Boston | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Montreal | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |