New York Islanders at Nashville Predators

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New York Islanders

34-32-11

Final
6 - 7

Nashville Predators

28-42-8

Svechkov scores in OT as Predators rally to beat Islanders 7-6 to end six-game skid

Steven Stamkos had two goals and two assists, Filip Forsberg added a goal and an assist, and Ryan O’Reilly and Michael McCarron also scored for Nashville. Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei each had three assists. and Justus Annunen finished with 16 saves.

Simon Holmstrom had two goals and two assists, Maxim Tsyplakov added a goal and an assist, and Anders Lee, Kyle Palmieri and Scott Mayfield also scored for New York, which snapped a two-game win streak. Jean-Gabriel Pageau had three assists.

Ilya Sorokin stopped 19 shots through two periods before leaving with an apparent injury. Marcus Hogberg had six saves on nine shots the rest of the way.

In the extra period, Svechkov beat Hogberg with a shot from the slot for the win.

Palmieri gave the Islanders a 5-4 lead with 4:39 left in regulation with a driving backhander past Annunen, and Mayfield scored short-handed from the right circle to give New York a two-goal cushion with 3:41 remaining.

Stamkos' second of the night on the power play pulled Nashville within one with 2:07 left, and Bunting tied it 6-6 with 40 seconds to go.

Holmstrom got his second of the night to put the Islanders up 3-2 at 4:36 of the second, and Stamkos tied it with a slap shot at 7:24. Tsyplakov put the Islanders ahead 4-3 with 7:51 left in the second, but McCarron tied it 1:16 later.

Takeaways Islanders: New York is eight points out of a playoff spot, tied with the Rangers, Red Wings and Blue Jackets with 79 points with five games remaining for each.

Predators: Nashville, already eliminated from the playoff race, won for the third time in 14 games (3-10-1).

Key moment In the final minute of regulation, Stamkos fired a shot from the left point that Alexander Romanov in front and in to tie the score 6-6.

Key stat Stamkos' two power-play goals gave him 14 for the season, tying Brady Tkachukk, Tomas Hertl and Nico Hischier for fifth place in the NHL.

Up next Islanders host the New York Rangers on Thursday, and Predators visit Utah.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 4:16	Simon Holmstrom Goal (19) Tip-In, assists: Ryan Pulock (18), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (26)
Goal	1st Period 6:44	Ryan O'Reilly Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Michael Bunting (17), Luke Evangelista (19)
Goal	1st Period 11:45	Filip Forsberg Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal	1st Period 16:12	Anders Lee Goal (28) Deflected, assists: Bo Horvat (28), Adam Pelech (20)
Goal	2nd Period 4:36	Simon Holmstrom Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau (27), Maxim Tsyplakov (25)
Goal	2nd Period 7:24	Steven Stamkos Goal (26) Slap Shot, assists: Nick Blankenburg (12), Jonathan Marchessault (31)
Goal	2nd Period 12:09	Maxim Tsyplakov Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Simon Holmstrom (23), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (28)
Goal	2nd Period 13:25	Michael McCarron Goal (5) Deflected, assists: Brady Skjei (19), Jonathan Marchessault (32)
Goal	3rd Period 15:21	Kyle Palmieri Goal (24) Backhand, assists: none
Goal	3rd Period 16:19	Scott Mayfield Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Simon Holmstrom (24), Alexander Romanov (16)
Goal	3rd Period 17:53	Steven Stamkos Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Marchessault (33), Filip Forsberg (42)
Goal	3rd Period 19:20	Michael Bunting Goal (18) Tip-In, assists: Steven Stamkos (23), Brady Skjei (20)
Goal	4th Period 1:56	Fedor Svechkov Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Brady Skjei (21), Steven Stamkos (24)

Statistics

NYI		NSH
17	Blocked Shots	13
26	Hits	21
4	Takeaways	9
22	Shots	32
0	Power Play Goals	2
2	Power Play Opportunities	3
0.0	Power Play Percentage	66.7
1	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
43	Faceoffs Won	27
61.4	Faceoff Win Percent	38.6
16	Giveaways	15
3	Total Penalties	3
6	Penalty Minutes	6