On October 13, the New York Islanders hosted the Winnipeg Jets for an afternoon game. The Islanders were looking to get their first win of the season, while the Jets were looking to get their second win in a row. Ultimately the Jets won 5-2.
Summary of the game
Seven minutes into the first period, the Islanders had the puck in their offensive zone. The puck bounced off Logan Stanley’s stick and Morgan Barron picked up the loose puck. He skated into the Jets’ offensive zone with Cole Koepke at his side. The pair passed the puck between each other and as they neared the net, Koepke passed it back to Barron. He lifted the puck with a backhand shot and scored the first goal of the game.
Shortly after the Jets scored, Casey Cizikas was benched for interference on Gustav Nyquist. This was the Jets’ second power play opportunity of the game, but the first they took advantage of. With seconds left on the power play, Neal Pionk took a shot, but Ilya Sorokin made the save. Jonathan Toews collected the rebound. He and Nyquist kept the ball in the Jets’ offensive zone and Nyquist passed the puck to Nino Niederreiter on the other side of the net. He shot to his right when he got the puck and scored with just two seconds left on the power play.
Two minutes into the second period, the Islanders brought the score within one. Jean-Gabriel Pageau won the matchup for the Islanders. The loose puck found Tony DeAngelo at the blue line, who immediately took a shot. Pageau was in front and tapped the ball into the net.
Just 14 seconds later, Barron, Tanner Pearson and Logan Stanley all skated together into the Jets’ offensive zone. Stanley was at the boards and shot. The puck flew between Sorokin’s legs and the Jets once again had a two-goal lead.
With seven minutes left in the second period, Niederreiter gained control of the puck. He passed it to Pearson, who made a breakaway to the net. With no one defending him, his shot flew past Sorokin.
Two minutes later, Matthew Schaefer dumped the puck into the Islanders’ offensive zone. Jonathan Drouin picked up the loose puck and passed it to Emil Heineman. He took a shot that bounced off the crossbar and scored his first goal as an Islander.
The third period was full of clean hockey with no penalties in sight. The Islanders were still down by two, so they pulled Sorokin to try to even the score. With two and a half minutes left, Kyle Connor stole the puck and passed it to Mark Scheifele in front of the net. With no one to defend, he scored an empty-net goal to secure the Jets’ victory.
Next up
Both teams will be back in action on Thursday, October 16. The Jets continue their road trip up the East Coast and travel to Pennsylvania where they will take on the Philadelphia Flyers. The Islanders play the final game of their three-game homestead when they host the Edmonton Oilers.
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