Rapid Recap: Islanders 5, Devils 2

The New York Islanders scored a preseason-high five goals on Thursday night, skating to a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils at UBS Arena.
Anthony Beauvillier, Noah Dobson and Aatu Raty each had a goal and an assist, while Mathew Barzal and Ross Johnston each found the back of the net.
Ryan Graves and Graeme Clarke scored for the Devils.
With the win, the Islanders have now won three straight and improved their preseason record to 3-2-0. Thursday also marked the Islanders second straight game scoring four-or-more goals.

Video: Raty scores a goal and collects an assist in 5-2 win

THE SCORING

1st Period:
8:13 - NJD 1, NYI 0 - Ryan Graves snaps a shot from the left faceoff dot past Semyon Varlamov to open the scoring. Damon Severson and Brian Halonen with the assists.
16:38 - NYI 1, NJD 1 - Ryan Pulock gloves down a Devils clearing attempt and feeds Mathew Barzal, who beats Mackenzie Blackwood one-on-one with a quick shot.
18:31 - NYI 2, NJD 1 - Noah Dobson beats Blackwood with a wrister under the arm to put the Islanders ahead. It's Dobson's second goal in as many games after scoring the OT winner vs Philly on Tuesday. Anthony Beauvillier and Kieffer Bellows pick up the assists.
2nd Period:
8:50 - NYI 2,NJD 2PPG - Graeme Clarke pots a power-play goal to even the score. Clarke corralls a bouncing puck during a netfront scramble and backhands it home. Fabian Zetterlund and Simon Nemec with the assists.
14:48 - NYI 3, NJD 2 - Ross Johnston tips a Paul LaDue point shot past Blackwood. Aatu Raty with the secondary assist.
3rd Period:
2:18 - NYI 4, NJD 2 - Anthony Beauvillier finished off a cross-ice feed from Brock Nelson, as Robin Salo fished himself out of the net during some four-on-four play. Dobson with the secondary assist.
9:23 - NYI 5, NJD 2 - Aatu Raty snaps a quick wrister past Blackwood from the hash marks. Nikita Soshnikov and Adam Pelech with the helpers.

NOTEBOOK:

Mathew Barzal, Brock Nelson and Adam Pelech wore the "A"s for the Islanders on Thursday... Paul LaDue and Otto Koivula led the Isles with five hits... Barzal went 10-4 at the dot... Robin Salo and Ryan Pulock each had a team-high four shots on goal... Pulock had eight shot attempts... Pulock played a team-high 21:14 TOI...

SPECIAL TEAMS:

The Islanders power play went 0-for-1, while the PK went 3-for-4.

GOALTENDING BATTLE:

Semyon Varlamov stopped 25 of 27 shots in the win. This marked Varlamov's first full game of the preseason.
Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 21 of 26 in the loss.

IMAGE OF THE GAME:

HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT:

NEXT GAME:

The Islanders preseason wraps up on Saturday night against the New York Rangers. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.