Scott Wedgewood made 31 saves on 35 shots in the loss for Arizona.
THE SCORING:
First Period:
13:51 - NYI 1, ARI 0 -Scott Mayfield wired his shot from atop the right facoeff circle and over Scott Wedgewood's glove side. Adam Pelech and Mathew Barzal recorded the assists.
16:49 - NYI 2, ARI 0 -Austin Czarnik finished off a slick feed from Scott Mayfield on the doorstep to double the Islanders' first-period lead to 2-0. Anders Lee earned the primary assist and Mayfield notched the secondary assists.
Second Period:No goals.
Third Period:
1:22 - NYI 3, ARI 0 -Brock Nelson scored off the rush to extend the Islanders' lead 3-0. Adam Pelech and Josh Bailey collected the assists.
9:59 - NYI 4, ARI 0 -Brock Nelson buried his second goal of the game. Anthony Beauvillier and Josh Bailey registered the assists.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders were 0-for-2 on the power play and did not take a penalty.
GOALTENDING BATTLE:
Ilya Sorokin made 17 saves in the shoutout for the Islanders.
Scott Wedgewood made 31 saves on 35 shots for the Coyotes.
NOTEBOOK:
Ilya Sorokin made his 23rd start of the season, while his record improved to 11-7-5 and he recorded his fourth shutout of the season… Mayfield scored his second goal of the season and posted an assist… Czarnik buried his second goal of the season and returned to the lineup for the first time since Jan. 13... Nelson scored his team-leading 12th and 13th goals of the season.. Kieffer Bellows was a healthy scratch…The Islanders are 12-4-4 when scoring first and are 2-9-2 when allowing the opening goal… The Islanders are 4-2-1 in the front end and 2-3-1 in the back end.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE GAME:
Video: ARI@NYI: Mayfield lines one up through traffic
IMAGE OF THE GAME:
NEXT GAME:
The Islanders close out their back-to-back set as they host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night at UBS Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.
