VANCOUVER — The New York Islanders performed arguably their most full recreation of the season, beating the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 to increase their level streak to 5 video games (3-0-2).
Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves.
Here is the way it occurred:
Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored his first profession NHL aim to offer the Canucks a 1-0 lead at 2:40 of the primary after he buried a one-time feed from J.T. Miller off the frenzy:
That was the Canucks first shot of the sport and the 203rd first NHL aim the Islanders have allowed of their franchise historical past.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau tied the sport at 1-1 on the facility play, burying a slick Anders Lee backhand feed on the blocker aspect publish for his fifth of the season at 17:23 of the primary:
Oliver Wahlstrom earned the secondary help.
Outdoors of permitting a aim on the Canucks first shot, the primary interval was a robust one for the Islanders.
They did a s sturdy job shutting down the Canucks transition recreation, forcing a whole lot of dumps and chases. The Islanders ended up outshooting the Canucks 9-3 within the first and had been very disciplined.
The Islanders constructed on that sturdy first-period efficiency, scoring two targets within the opening 1:54 to take a 3-1 lead.
First, it was Scott Mayfield scoring his first of the season after his level shot deflected off two sticks on the 14-second mark of the second:
Bo Horvat earned the lone help.
Then, Pierre Engvall buried his first aim of the season after he buried a unfastened puck at 2:10 within the second. Grant Hutton skated under the aim line earlier than he fed Simon Holmstrom in entrance, which led to the rebound:
That was Hutton’s first profession help.
After Canucks defenseman Vincent Desharnais checked Matt Martin into the glass, No. 17 determined it was time to drop the gloves for the primary time this season.
We noticed a classic Martin bout:
The Islanders continued to pour on the photographs, outshooting the Canucks 15-3 within the center body, not permitting a shot on Varlamov for the ultimate 12:40 of the second.
The Canucks took a too-many-men penalty at 19:56 of the second, which gave the Islanders an influence play to begin the third.
The Islanders failed to attain on the facility play, and the Canucks did what good groups do, push to attempt to muster some momentum.
Kyle Palmieri appeared to attain to offer the Islanders a 4-1 lead at 8:36 of the third, however after a Canucks problem, the play was deemed offside.
Anders Lee added his seventh of the season at 11:42 of the third to offer the Islanders a 4-1 lead after an unbelievable end-to-end job by Bo Horvat:
Varlamov earned the secondary help, his first because the shortened 2020-21 season and ninth of his profession.
The Canucks thought they scored at 14:38 of the third after killing off a penalty, however the referee instantly stated no, and the overview backed up his name. The puck was batted in with a glove.
Noah Dobson scored his first of the season on the empty web at 17:52 of the third. Hutton earned his second help of the evening.
The Canucks did not give up and Tyler Myers made it 5-2 with 1:26 to go in third.
However the Islanders closed the present on an evening they impressively scored 5 straight targets.
The Islanders now transfer over the .500 mark at 7-6-4 for 18 factors this season.
UP NEXT: The Islanders head to Seattle to battle the Kraken on Saturday at 4 PM ET.