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New York Islanders at Vancouver Canucks

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Semyon Varlamov makes 24 saves to help the Islanders beat the Canucks 5-2

New York Islanders vs. Vancouver Canucks: Game Highlights

Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Scott Mayfield, Pierre Engvall and Noah Dobson — into an empty net — also scored for New York. The Islanders were coming off consecutive 4-3 overtime losses, at home against New Jersey on Saturday and at Edmonton on Tuesday night.

Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored his first NHL goal early in the first period for Vancouver, and Tyler Myers finished the scoring late in the third.

Dakota Joshua returned to action for Vancouver after surgery for testicular cancer. . He skated on the fourth line with Nils Hoglander and Aatu Raty.

Takeaways Islanders: Mayfield, Engvall and Dobson scored their first goals of the season.

Canucks: Vancouver fell to 2-3-3 at home and 8-4-3 overall.

Key moment The Islanders put it away with their first two shots of the second period. Just 14 seconds in, a harmless-looking point shot from Mayfield hit two Canucks players’ sticks before beating a surprised Kevin Lankinen. Less than two minutes later, Engvall banged home a rebound from in tight.

Key stat Vancouver had just three shots in each of the first two periods.

Up next The Islanders are at Seattle on Saturday for the third stop on a five-game trip. The Canucks have a weekend back-to-back, hosting Chicago on Saturday night and Nashville on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

NYI lead series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:40 Jonathan Lekkerimaki Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: J.T. Miller (9), Filip Hronek (5)
Goal 1st Period 17:23 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Anders Lee (6), Oliver Wahlstrom (1)
Goal 2nd Period 0:14 Scott Mayfield Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Bo Horvat (8)
Goal 2nd Period 2:10 Pierre Engvall Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Simon Holmstrom (6), Grant Hutton (1)
Goal 3rd Period 11:42 Anders Lee Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Bo Horvat (9)
Goal 3rd Period 17:54 Noah Dobson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Grant Hutton (2), Kyle Palmieri (8)
Goal 3rd Period 18:34 Tyler Myers Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Teddy Blueger (6)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 14
14 Hits 26
6 Takeaways 6
32 Shots 26
1 Power Play Goals 0
5 Power Play Opportunities 1
20.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 22
59.3 Faceoff Win Percent 40.7
14 Giveaways 16
2 Total Penalties 6
7 Penalty Minutes 15

Game Information

Rogers Arena

Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,728 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 14 5 28 0
New Jersey 13 7 28 2
Washington 13 5 27 1
NY Rangers 12 5 25 1
NY Islanders 7 8 19 5
Columbus 8 9 18 2
Philadelphia 8 10 18 2
Pittsburgh 7 10 18 4

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 12 6 26 2
Calgary 11 6 25 3
Los Angeles 10 7 23 3
Edmonton 10 9 22 2
Vancouver 9 6 21 3
Seattle 10 9 21 1
Anaheim 8 8 18 2
San Jose 6 11 17 5
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