Rapid Recap: Oilers 4, Islanders 2

The New York Islanders fell 4-2 against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night at Rogers Place, in the first half in back-to-back games.
Mat Barzal and Cal Clutterbuck put up goals, but the Islanders were unable to keep up with Edmonton's offensive execution with goals from Leon Draisaitl (1G, 1A), Kailer Yamamoto, Dylan Holloway and Zach Hyman. In the second and final meeting of the season between the two teams, the season series is knotted at one apiece.
Ilya Sorokin made 34 saves in his eighth straight start.

THE SCORING
First Period
9:26 - EDM 1, NYI 0 PPG - Connor McDavid receives a pass from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and dishes the puck to Leon Draisaitl, who beats Sorokin with a one-timer from the right circle, opening the scoring on the power play.
18:40 - EDM 2, NYI 0 SHG - Connor McDavid rushes down the ice shorthanded with Kailer Yamamoto, who slides in on Sorokin and beats him five-hole to double the Oilers lead. McDavid picks up the assist for his second point of the night.
Second Period
4:42 - EDM 2, NYI 1 - Mat Barzal finds open ice and receives a pass from Josh Bailey in front of the net, roofing it past Jack Campbell to cut the Oilers lead in half. Casey Cizikas picks up the secondary assist.

8:34 - EDM 3, NYI 1 - Dylan Holloway restores the two-goal lead for Edmonton with a one-timer from the point. Ryan McLeod and Philip Broberg tally assists.
15:17 - EDM 4, NYI 1 - Zach Hyman extends the Oilers lead by receiving a long pass from Leon Draisaitl, breaking in on Sorokin to beat him with a backhanded shot.
19:07 - EDM 4, NYI 2 - Cal Clutterbuck scores in the final minute of the second frame, redirecting a shot from Scott Mayfield and tipping it past Campbell.

Third Period
No scoring.
NOTEBOOK
Mat Barzal extended his goal streak to five games, marking a career-high. Barzal scored in eight of his last 10 games, with eight points (7G, 2A) in his last five outings... Cal Clutterbuck rejoined the lineup after missing eight games, replacing Ross Johnston. In Clutterbuck's first game back, he scored a goal, took two shots and recorded seven hits in 10:23 TOI… Noah Dobson competed in his 200th NHL game tonight, taking two shots and recording seven hits, in a team-leading 22:12 TOI… Hudson Fasching took and drew a penalty in the same game... Barzal took a team-high four shots... Matt Martin, Cal Clutterbuck and Dobson tied for a team-high seven hits.... The Islanders recorded 44 hits as a team, which is their third-highest on the season... Connor McDavid achieved his milestone 500th assist in his 527th NHL game, which is the fourth fewest played to reach 500... Leon Draisaitl notched his 400th career assist.
GOALTENDING BATTLE
Ilya Sorokin stopped 34-of-38 shots in the loss.
Jack Campbell stopped 20-of-22 shots in the win.
SPECIAL TEAMS
The Islanders power play went 0-for-3, while their penalty kill went 1-for-4.
IMAGE OF THE GAME

NEXT GAME:
The Islanders will conclude their four-game road trip with a visit to Calgary to face the Flames. Puck drop is set for 9 pm eastern.