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Islanders Skate Past Canadiens 4-3 In OT; Playoffs Truly In Focus

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Islanders Skate Past Canadiens 4-3 In OT; Playoffs Truly In Focus

Backed by Bo Horvat’s two goals, the New York Islanders defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime to earn two key points in the standings.

The Islanders were without Alexander Romanov, who missed his second consecutive game due to illness.

Here’s how it happened:

The Islanders earned the first power play of the game when Brendan Gallagher took out Ilya Sorokin’s legs for a goaltender interference call.

After a shaky start in the opening minute of the power play, the Islanders struck first when Anders Lee battled for possession below the goal line and set up Anthony Duclair in front of the net.

Duclair capitalized, slipping the puck past Sam Montembeault for his seventh goal of the season at 5:37:

The assist earned Lee his 500th career NHL point.

The Islanders went to the penalty kill at 9:22 when Adam Pelech was called for interference against Juraj Slafkovsky, but the Canadiens failed to convert.

Minutes later, Joshua Roy found the equalizer, capitalizing on a loose rebound atop the crease and burying it into the open net at 11:57:

The Islanders headed to their second penalty kill of the opening period when Lee tripped Josh Anderson at 14:03 but once again survived the two minutes.

The Canadiens outshot the Islanders 15-7 in the first period. 

Gallagher earned his second minor penalty when he interfered with Scott Mayfield just 31 seconds into the second period, but Noah Dobson’s interference minor on Jake Evans cut the power play short.

After killing the penalty, the Islanders got caught in a line change, leaving Nick Suzuki open for a breakaway.

Suzuki beat Sorokin on his glove side at 4:05, but the goal was called back due to offsides:

After the Canadiens controlled much of the ensuing play, the Islanders earned a power play when Mike Matheson was called for holding at 15:20.

It was an impressive power play for the Islanders, and Simon Holmstrom capitalized when he put a slapshot past Montembeault at 16:40:

Holmstrom’s goal was his 17th of the season and extended his scoring streak to three games.

In the period’s final minutes, Pelech awkwardly collided with Emil Heineman but was able to return.

Despite getting outshot 10-7 in the second period, the Islanders entered the final frame up 2-1.

In the most crucial period of their season so far, the Islanders quickly extended their lead when Horvat lowered his shoulder, powered past Matheson, and fired a shot through Montembeault at 2:31:

This was Horvat’s 22nd goal of the year, with Dobson and Sorokin registering assists on the play.

The Islanders headed to a crucial penalty kill when Kyle MacLean tripped Evans at 4:15.

Following some chaos in the crease, Patrik Laine fired a slapshot into the open net for his 17th goal of the season at 4:32:

Patrick Roy challenged for goaltender interference, but the goal stood, sending the Islanders to the penalty kill for delay of game. They survived the two minutes.

With under six minutes to play, an offensive turnover sprung Gallagher on a breakaway, where he put a shot past Sorokin’s glove for his 17th goal of the season:

Both teams traded chances in the closing minutes, but regulation ended at 3-3.

The Canadiens outshot the Islanders 15-7 in the third period.

With 90 seconds remaining in overtime, Horvat knocked Lane Hutson off the puck then received a Tony DeAngelo feed before heading up ice.

Going end-to-end, Horvat fired it past Montembeault’s blocker for the game-winner:

UP NEXT: The Islanders host the Calgary Flames on Saturday at 4:00 PM ET 

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