THE SCORING:
First Period:
10:32 - NYI 1, CBJ 0, PPG - Brock Nelson scored the game's icebreaker as he converted on a 5-on-3 power play. Josh Bailey and Noah Dobson notched the assists.
Second Period:
6:08 - NYI 2, CBJ 0 - Josh Bailey doubled the Islanders' lead 2-0 from the low slot. Kyle Palmieri and Noah Dobson recorded the assists.
13:49 - NYI 3, CBJ 0 - Anders Lee extended the Islanders' lead 3-0 as he scored from the slot. Adam Pelech and Anthony Beauvillier tallied the assists.
17:44 - NYI 4, CBJ 0, SHG - While shorthanded, Pageau buried a one-timer from Ryan Pulock's feed to pad the Islanders' lead up to 4-0.
Third Period:
11:57 - NYI 5, CBJ 0 - Anders Lee put away his second goal of the night and increased the Islanders' lead to 5-0. Ryan Pulock and Anthony Beauvillier registered the assists.
19:59 - NYI 6, CBJ 0, PPG - Anders Lee converted on the power play to officially record his first-career hat trick. Anthony Beauvillier and Sebastian Aho picked up the asissts.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders were 2-for-3 on the power play and were 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.
The Blue Jackets were 0-for-5 on the power play and were 1-for-3 on the penalty kill.
GOALTENDING BATTLE:
Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves for the Islanders.
Joonas Korpisalo made 27 saves 33 on shots for the Blue Jackets.
NOTEBOOK:
Sorokin made his 38th start of the season and improved his record 19-12-7 …. Nelson scored his team-leading 22nd goal of the season and fifth power-play goal. He also extended his goal streak to three games… Bailey scored his fourth goal of the season and also dished out an assist… Lee scored his 17th, 18th and 19th goals of the season and fifth goals in his last two games. The three-goal outing marked his first-ever career hat trick… Pageau scored his 10th goal of the season… Ryan Pulock dished out three assists. His first assist - on Bailey's goal - marked his 100th-career assist… Anthony Beauvillier tallied three assists… Mathew Barzal (lower body) and Zdeno Chara (upper body) missed their sixth-straight games…The Islanders are 17-6-5 when scoring first and are 5-18-3 when allowing the opening goal.
IMAGE OF THE GAME:
HIGHLIGHT OF THE GAME:
Video: CBJ@NYI: Lee scores PPG in 3rd period
NEXT GAME:
The Islanders continue their six-game homestand and complete their back-to-back set as they host the Winnipeg Jets tomorrow evening at UBS Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
