For Vancouver, Jaroslav Halak made 7 saves on 12 shots. In relief, Thatcher Demko made 14 saves on 15 shots.
THE SCORING:
First Period:
3:25 - NYI 1, VAN 0 - Zach Parise put in the puck on the doorstep to give the Islanders an early lead. Noah Dobson notched an assist.
3:43 - NYI 2 - VAN 0- Brock Nelson redirected a point shot from Adam Pelech to double the Islanders' lead 2-0.
3:56 - NYI 3 - VAN 0 - A point shot from Ryan Pulock deflected off Anders Lee's skate and extended the Islanders' lead 3-0. Cal Clutterbuck also earned an assist.
13:11 - NYI 4, VAN 0 -Casey Cizikas finished off a feed from Anthony Beauvillier on the doorstep. Zdeno Chara also recorded an assist.
16:19 - NYI 5, VAN 0 -Mathew Barzal lifted the puck over Jaroslav Halak as he scored in front of his hometown club with friends and family in attendance. Anders Lee and Cal Clutterbuck picked up the assists.
18:56 - NYI 5, VAN 1 -Following a sequence of stops, Oliver Ekman-Larsson beat Ilya Sorokin with a shot from distance after a rebound bounced out.
Second Period:
13:04 - NYI 5, VAN 2 -Elias Pettersson drove to the net and wrapped the puck stick-side past Ilya Sorokin for Vancouver's second goal of the game. Vasily Podkolzin and Oliver Ekman-Larsson registered the assists.
14:35 - NYI 5, VAN 3 -Luke Schenn trimmed Vancouver's deficit down to two goals. Brad Hunt and Connor Garland tallied the assists.
Third Period:
14:19 - NYI 6, VAN 3 - Matt Martin extended the Islanders' lead 6-3. Casey Cizikas and Scott Mayfield earned assists.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders were 0-for-1 on the power play and were 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
The Canucks were 0-for-2 on the power play and were 1-for-1 on the penalty kill.
GOALTENDING BATTLE:
Ilya Sorokin made 34 saves on 37 shots.
Jaroslav Halak made 7 saves on 12 shots. In relief, Thatcher Demko made 14 saves on 15 shots.
NOTEBOOK:
Ilya Sorokin made his 26th start of the season and improved his record to 14-8-5… Zach Parise scored his fourth goal of the season and skated in his 1,100th career game… Brock Nelson scored his team-leading 15th goal of the season… Anders Lee buried his 12th goal of the season… Cizikas scored his fourth goal of the season… Barzal scored his 11th goal of the season… Martin scored his second goal of the season… The Islanders' three first-period goals in 31 seconds was the quickest in franchise history…
HIGHLIGHT OF THE GAME:
Video: Parise, Nelson, Lee each score in 31 seconds
IMAGE OF THE GAME:
