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New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators

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Bo Horvat leads the Islanders past the Senators 4-2

New York Islanders vs. Ottawa Senators: Game Highlights

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.

Takeaways Islanders: The line of Lee, Horvat and Pageau was terrific.

Senators: Defenseman Artem Zub returned after missing nine games with a concussion. He was on the top pairing with Jake Sanderson.

Key moment With 1:38 remaining in the second period, Pageau beat Sanderson in a battle for the puck and broke in alone to beat Forsberg high on the stick side.

Key stat Brady Tkachuk leads the Senators with seven goals, but his five-game point streak came to an end.

Up next The Islanders host New Jersey on Saturday, and the Senators visit Boston to open a two-game trip.

Regular Season Series

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

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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

Canadian Tire Centre

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
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