NY Islanders 3, Winnipeg 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 17, 2019
Where: Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Referees:
Chris Lee, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso, Steve Miller
Attendance:
15063
By Field Level Media
Mathew Barzal scored two goals and Semyon Varlamov finished with 32 saves to lead the visiting New York Islanders to 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night, their third straight win.
Josh Bailey also had a goal and an assist for New York, which improved to 9-1-1 in Manitoba since the Jets returned to Winnipeg. It was the seventh two-goal game of Barzal's career.
Nikolaj Ehlers scored the lone goal for Winnipeg, which suffered its third straight loss, all on home ice during the start of a six-game homestand. The Jets have been outscored 14-5 during the losing streak. Connor Hellebuyck had 23 saves.
Winnipeg dominated the first period, outshooting New York 16-5 while taking a 1-0 lead. The score came on a power play when Ehlers ripped a wrist shot past a partial screen from the top of the left circle past Varlamov's glove side for his third goal of the season.
The Islanders, who went almost 18 minutes without a shot on goal, tied it at the 7:41 mark of the second on a power play goal by Barzal. Bailey set up the score when he fired a cross-ice pass to the top of the left circle that Barzal one-timed past Hellebuyck's stick side.
Barzal then made it 2-1 with 17 seconds left in the period, finishing a two-on-one with Leo Komarov with a wrist shot from the right circle into the far corner for his third goal of the season. The goal was set up by a steal by Johnny Boychuk near the Islanders' blue line.
Winnipeg pulled Hellebuyck with 1:57 remaining and got two good shots by Patrik Laine, including a wrist shot through traffic that Varlamov managed to squeeze with his pads. Bailey then sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 27 seconds to go.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| NY Islanders |
|
Winnipeg |
|
Mathew Barzal 2 |
Points |
Nikolaj Ehlers 1 |
|
Mathew Barzal 2 |
Goals |
Nikolaj Ehlers 1 |
|
Josh Bailey 1 |
Assists |
Ville Heinola 1 |
|
Mathew Barzal 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Nikolaj Ehlers 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Semyon Varlamov .970 |
Save Percentage |
Connor Hellebuyck .920 |
|
Semyon Varlamov 32 |
Saves |
Connor Hellebuyck 23 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| NY Islanders
|
26 |
3 |
1-1 |
1-2 |
4 |
25 |
| Winnipeg
|
33 |
1 |
1-2 |
0-1 |
2 |
38 |
Upcoming Games
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Winnipeg will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Jets have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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NY Islanders will play their next game on the road against Columbus. The Islanders have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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