Rapid Recap: Islanders 4 Kraken 0

Bo Horvat got a hearty welcome at UBS Arena on Tuesday night, but more importantly, the New York Islanders got their fourth-straight win.
The Islanders beat the Kraken 4-0 on Tuesday, scoring more than two goals for the first time in nine games. Tuesday's win also marked the fourth-straight game the Islanders had held their opponent to one goal or fewer.
Horvat scored in his home debut, complimenting goals from Simon Holmstrom and Zach Parise, as well as Samuel Bolduc's first NHL tally. In the process, the Isles won four games in a row for the first time since Nov. 21-26.
Ilya Sorokin stopped all 31 shots he faced, recording his second straight shutout. Sorokin is now up to five shutouts on the season, 15 in his career and the two-game clean sheet marked his first since he blanked Arizona and Vegas on consecutive nights on Oct. 23-24, 2021.

THE SCORING

1st Period
7:59 - NYI 1, SEA 0 - Samuel Bolduc scores his first NHL goal, sending a wrist shot through traffic - including a well-set screen from Kyle Palmieri - and Martin Jones. Bolduc's first goal comes in his fifth game and doubled as his first point as well. Scott Mayfield and Brock Nelson with the assists.

18:29 - NYI 2, SEA 0 - Simon Holmstrom reaches out to corral a feed from JG Pageau, pulls the puck across his body and roofs a shot high on Martin Jones. Holmstrom's goal was the third of his career.

2nd Period
3:38 - NYI 3, SEA 0 - Zach Parise extended the lead early in the second period, deflecting a Pageau shot past Jones. Adam Pelech picked up the secondary assist.

5:08 - NYI 4, SEA 0 - Bo Horvat scores his first goal as an Islander, one-timing a backdoor feed from Mathew Barzal. UBS Arena bursts into "Hor-vat! Hor-vat!" chants after the goal and during the next play stoppage.

3rd Period
No scoring.

NOTEBOOK:

Samuel Bolduc scored his first-career NHL goal, becoming the third player to score his first NHL goal with the Isles this season (Simon Holmstrom and Aatu Raty)... Scott Mayfield recorded his 100th career point with an assist on Bolduc's goal in his 400th career game... Ryan Pulock also played in his 400th career game... Bo Horvat set a new career-high with his 32nd goal of the season... Mathew Barzal extended his point streak to three games (2G, 1A) with the primary assist on Horvat's goal... Brock Nelson extended his point streak to a career-long eight games with an assist on Bolduc's goal. Nelson has nine points (4G, 5A) over that span... Kyle Palmieri's five-game point streak came to an end...

GOALTENDING BATTLE:

Ilya Sorokin stopped 31 of 31 in the shutout.
Martin Jones stopped 23 of 27 in the loss.

SPECIAL TEAMS BATTLE:

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

IMAGE OF THE GAME:

NEXT GAME:

The Islanders host the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night at UBS Arena. Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m.