Rapid Recap: Islanders 3, Oilers 0

The New York Islanders rode the gravy train right into Thanksgiving, scoring a 3-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night at UBS Arena.
Actually, the Islanders rode a three-goal second period to the win, as JG Pageau (SHG, PPG) scored a pair of goals 2:06 apart, while Sebastian Aho netted his second goal of the season.
Ilya Sorokin stopped a career-high 49 saves, as he recorded his second shutout of the season and the 12th of his career.
With the win, the Islanders won their second straight game.

THE SCORING

First Period:
No Scoring.
Second Period
4:33 - NYI 1, EDM 0 SHG - JG Pageau opens the scoring with a shorthanded goal, tapping in a Zach Parise feed off the rush. Adam Pelech picks up the secondary assist.
6:39 - NYI 2, EDM 0 PPG - Pageau scores his second goal of the game, as his centering feed for Anders Lee deflects off an Oilers stick and past Jack Campbell. Mathew Barzal and Lee with the assists.
16:56 - NYI 3, EDM 0 - Oliver Wahlstrom circles the net and feeds Sebastian Aho, who pinches off the blue line and beats Campbell far side. Casey Cizikas picks up the secondary assist.
Third Period
No scoring.

NOTEBOOK:

Simon Holmstrom made his NHL debut on Wednesday night, skating 11:11 on a line with Mathew Barzal and Oliver Wahlstrom. Holmstrom was recalled as Kyle Palmieri missed the contest with an upper-body injury... Aho's goal was the Islanders 17th from a defenseman this season, which leads the NHL... The Islanders scored their second shorthanded goal of the season and first since Oct. 28 against Carolina, when Zach Parise scored on an empty-net. Pageau's was the Islanders' first shorthanded goal on a goaltender this season... Pageau has six points (4G, 2A) in his last six games... Mathew Barzal extended his point streak to six games (2G, 5A)... Sorokin passed Semyon Varlamov and moved into a tie with Jaroslav Halak for fifth on the Islanders all-time shutout list.

GOALTENDING BATTLE:

Ilya Sorokin stopped 49 of 49 in the shutout
Jack Campbell stopped 27 of 30 in the loss

SPECIAL TEAMS:

The Islanders went 1-2 on the power play and 5-5 on the penalty kill, while also scoring their second shorthanded goal of the season.

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT:

NEXT GAME:

The Islanders head to Columbus for a Black Friday date with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Puck drop is at 8 p.m.