Rapid Recap: Islanders 4, Senators 2

The New York Islanders defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Monday.
Oliver Wahlstrom (PPG), Noah Dobson, Ottawa native Jean-Gabriel Pageau (PPG) and Brock Nelson (ENG) scored for the Islanders, while Drake Batherson and Claude Giroux scored for the Senators. The Islanders relied heavily on their special teams, scoring two goals on the power play and spending 12 minutes on the penalty kill.
The Islanders have now won nine of their last 11 games.

THE SCORING

First Period:
11:53 - NYI 1, OTT 0 - Anders Lee feeds Oliver Wahlstrom across the ice, who snipes one past Cam Talbot on the power play. Mathew Barzal earns the secondary assist.
Second Period:
8:48 - OTT 1, NYI 1 - Drake Batherson snipes a one-timer from the left circle past Varlamov on the 5-on-3 powerplay. Tim Stützle and Claude Giroux earn the assists.
13:15 - NYI 2, OTT 1 - Noah Dobson intercepts an attempted Ottawa clear and beats Talbot with a shot from the point that deflects off a Senator in front.
Third Period:
8:21 - NYI 3, OTT 1 - Jean-Gabriel Pageau bats in a bouncing puck on the power play. Noah Dobson and Mathew Barzal earn the assists.
13:08 - NYI 3, OTT 2 - Brady Tkachuk finds Claude Giroux with a backhand feed, and Giroux taps it past Varlamov. Tim Stützle earns the secondary assist.
18:50 - NYI 4, OTT 2 - Brock Nelson scores an empty netter to ice the game. Casey Cizikas earns the assist.

NOTEBOOK

Mathew Barzal became the first Islander in 38 years with 18 assists in the first 17 games...The only two others to achieve the feat are Mike Bossy and Brent Sutter... Noah Dobson ties Tomas Jonsson for third-most goals by an Islander defenseman before turning 23 with 22... The Islanders scored two power play goals in a game for the third time this season, and allowed their ninth power play goal in nine games... Josh Bailey did not play in the game... Ross Johnston entered the lineup in his place... Brock Nelson scored a goal for the second game in a row to capture the team lead in goals with nine

GOALTENDING BATTLE

Semyon Varlamov saved 36 of 38 shots in the win.
Cam Talbot saved 31 of 34 shots in the loss.

SPECIAL TEAMS

The Islanders went 2-for-3 on the power play and 5-for-6 on the penalty kill.

IMAGE OF THE GAME

HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT

NEXT GAME

The Islanders return to the ice against the Nashville Predators on Thursday at Bridgestone Arena. Puck drop is at 8 p.m.