NY Islanders 6, Anaheim 3
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees:
Steve Kozari, Corey Syvret
Linesmen:
Kyle Flemington, Kiel Murchison
Attendance:
13552
By Field Level Media
Kyle Palmieri collected one goal in a career-best four-point game and Brock Nelson scored twice to lead the visiting New York Islanders to a 6-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.
Pierre Engvall and Zach Parise both netted one goal and one assist while Hudson Fasching also scored for the Islanders, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Adam Pelech posted two assists, and goaltender Ilya Sorokin made 20 saves.
The Islanders sit in the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot, five points up on two teams.
Kevin Shattenkirk scored twice and Max Jones added a single for the Ducks, who are 5-2-3 in their past 10 games. Goalie John Gibson stopped 27 shots.
After Jones opened the scoring 25 seconds into the game by converting a wrist shot for his sixth goal of the season, Palmieri tied the game 12 minutes later with a wrist shot from the right circle for his 11th of the campaign.
Shattenkirk restored the Anaheim lead at 17:47 of the first period thanks to a highlight-reel play by Trevor Zegras. After faking a defender by dragging the puck through his legs, Zegras slid a pass to Shattenkirk, who scored into a gaping net.
Fasching again pulled the Islanders even midway through the second period by electing to shoot on an odd-man rush for his sixth of the season.
Nelson scored New York's go-ahead goal when he blasted a one-timer from the right circle with 23 seconds remaining in the second period.
Engvall scored for the third consecutive game when he buried a shot on a rush 2:58 into the third period for his 15th goal.
Nelson notched his 30th of the season by one-timing a shot from the slot at 9:02 of the final frame. Parise extended the New York lead by netting a rebound goal for his 17th of the season at 12:45.
Shattenkirk rounded out the scoring with his second of the game and fourth goal of the season on a power play at 15:05.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| NY Islanders |
|
Anaheim |
|
Kyle Palmieri 4 |
Points |
Kevin Shattenkirk 2 |
|
Brock Nelson 2 |
Goals |
Kevin Shattenkirk 2 |
|
Kyle Palmieri 3 |
Assists |
Max Comtois 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Kevin Shattenkirk 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Ilya Sorokin .870 |
Save Percentage |
John Gibson .818 |
|
Ilya Sorokin 20 |
Saves |
John Gibson 27 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| NY Islanders
|
33 |
6 |
0-1 |
1-2 |
4 |
25 |
| Anaheim
|
23 |
3 |
1-2 |
1-1 |
2 |
21 |
Upcoming Games
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Anaheim will play their next game at home against Columbus. The Ducks have a W/L % of .318 after a win and .326 after a loss.
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NY Islanders will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Islanders have a W/L % of .514 after a win and .486 after a loss.
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