Rapid Recap: Islanders 4, Blue Jackets 3 OT

The New York Islanders defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in overtime on Saturday night at UBS Arena. The Islanders never led in the game until they'd won, but they managed to pull even every time the Blue Jackets scored.
Zach Parise had the game-winner less than a minute into overtime. Brock Nelson also scored twice for the Islanders, and Scott Mayfield scored the game-tying goal late in the third period. Emil Bemstrom, Cole Sillinger and Marcus Bjork scored for the Blue Jackets.

THE SCORING

First Period
No scoring.
Second Period
3:09 - CBJ 1, NYI 0 - Cole Sillinger taps the puck in on the second effort on the power play. Yegor Chinakhov and Jake Bean earn the assists.
7:27 - NYI 1, CBJ 1 - Brock Nelson scores on a redirection of a slap pass from Scott Mayfield across the zone. Sebastian Aho picks up the other assist.
10:15 - CBJ 2, NYI 1 - Emil Bemstrom beats Sorokin with a backhand on a breakaway. Gustav Nyquist and Jake Bean pick up the assists.
19:15 - NYI 2, CBJ 2 - Brock Nelson scores his second of the game on a rebound after Sebastian Aho drives the net. The puck bounces off a Blue Jacket and toward Nelson, who hits the back of the net. Anthony Beauvillier earns the secondary assist.
Third Period
9:46 - CBJ 3, NYI 2 - Marcus Bjork scores his first NHL goal after he steps into a slapper off an Islander turnover in the defensive zone. Emil Bemstrom and Gustav Nyquist pick up the assists.
12:51 - NYI 3, CBJ 3 - Scott Mayfield goes to his backhand to lift the puck over Korpisalo to tie the game. Mathew Barzal and Oliver Wahlstrom pick up the assists.
Overtime:
0:39 - NYI 4, CBJ 3 - Jean Gabriel Pageau feeds Zach Parise, who scores on an odd-man rush. Adam Pelech earns the secondary assist.

NOTEBOOK:

Matt Martin played his 700th game with the Islanders... The Islanders conceded their eighth power play goal in as many games... Brock Nelson set a career-high with 10shots on goal. His previous career high was 8... Scott Mayfield with his fourth goal of the season beat his goal total from last season just 16 games in... This is the first time Mayfield's scored four or more goals since 2019-20... Noah Dobson led the Islanders with 22:50 TOI... Zach Parise scored his ninth career overtime winner and his first as an Islander... With Mayfield's goal, the Islanders now have 13 goals from defensemen, the highest in the NHL

GOALTENDING BATTLE:

Ilya Sorokin stopped 26 of 29 shots for the win.
Joonas Korpisalo stopped 42 of 46 shots in the loss.

SPECIAL TEAMS:

The Islanders power play went 0-for-2 and the penalty kill went 1-for-2.

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The Islanders return to the ice Monday to take on the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Center. Puck drop is at 5:30 p.m.