Rapid Recap: Kraken 4, Islanders 1

The New York Islanders' three-game win streak was spoiled, as they suffered a 4-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Sunday Night at Climate Pledge Arena.
Mat Barzal had the lone goal for the Islanders, but New York's overall offensive performance was not enough to counteract Seattle goals from Adam Larsson, Eeli Tolvanen, Oliver Bjorkstrand and an empty-netter from Brandon Tanev. Vince Dunn and Yanni Gourde each had a pair of assists.
Ilya Sorokin made 31 saves in the loss.

THE SCORING

First Period
9:53 - SEA 1, NYI 0 - Brandon Tanev dumps the puck into the Islanders zone, before Ryan Donato swoops behind the net, collects the loose puck and sets up Adam Larsson, who fires it past Sorokin to open the scoring. Daniel Sprong picks up the secondary assist, getting a touch on the puck between Tanev and Donato.
17:30 - NYI 1, SEA 1 - Barzal finds open ice, receives a pass from Casey Cizikas, moves in on Martin Jones and slides the puck through the five-hole to tie the score at one. Josh Bailey picks up the secondary assist.

Second Period
3:58 - SEA 2, NYI 1 PPG - Eeli Tolvanen blasts an 89 mph one-timer from the dot on the power play to regain the lead for the Kraken. Vince Dunn and Jared McCann tally the assists.
13:04 - SEA 3, NYI 1 - Jamie Oleksiak takes a shot from the blue line, which is stopped by Sorokin, but Oliver Bjorkstrand is there to bury the rebound. Yanni Gourde picks up the secondary helper.
Third Period
19:25 SEA 4, NYI 1 - Brandon Tanev ices the game with an empty netter in the last minute of play. Vince Dunn and Yanni Gourde pick up the assists.

NOTEBOOK

Mat Barzal scored his 100th NHL goal in his 400th career game... Barzal extended his goal streak to three games, with six points (5G, 1A) in his last five outings… JG Pageau went 19-and-4 in the faceoff circle (83%), while the team went 65.5% overall in the faceoff dot through 60 minutes... Sorokin was credited with 31 saves in his sixth straight start, while stopping 93-of-99 shots faced in his last four games (.939 SV%)… The Islanders recorded their fourth lowest SOG of the season with 19... Casey Cizikas had a team-leading four hits... Noah Dobson recorded the highest TOI for the Islanders at 23:39...The Kraken snapped a three-game losing skid... Adam Larsson extended his point streak to six games (1G, 5A), marking a career high.

GOALTENDING BATTLE

Ilya Sorokin stopped 31-of-34 shots in the loss.
Martin Jones stopped 18-of-19 in the win.

SPECIAL TEAMS

The Islanders went 0-for-2 on the power play and 1-for-2 on the penalty kill.

IMAGE OF THE GAME

NEXT GAME:

The Islanders continue their Western Conference road trip with a visit to the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. Puck drop us set for 10pm eastern.