Rapid Recap: Senators 3, Islanders 2 SO

The New York Islanders earned a point for the second-straight game, but their winless streak was extended to three games following a 3-2 shootout loss to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night at UBS Arena.
Brock Nelson's power-play goal in the third period sent the game to an extra frame, but only Ottawa's Tim Stutzle (game-deciding goal) and Drake Batherson scored in the shootout. Stutzle (1G, 1A) and Brady Tkachuk (1G, 1A) scored for the Senators in regulation, while Ryan Pulock rounded out the scoring for the Islanders.
With the shootout loss, the Islanders (61 points) moved into a tie with the Pittsburgh Penguins (61 points) for the second wild card, but the Penguins hold five games in hand and play the San Jose Sharks late on Tuesday.

THE SCORING

1st Period:
No scoring.
2nd Period:
5:41 - NYI 1, OTT 0 - Ryan Pulock snaps his third goal of the season high blocker side past Mandolese. Matt Martin and Sebastian Aho with the assists.

17:32 - NYI 1, OTT 1 - Travis Hamonic sends a slap pass up the ice to Brady Tkachuk, who quickly dishes Tim Stutzle. Stutzle rips a wrister though a Ryan Pulock screen and by Ilya Sorokin.
3rd Period:
3:41 - OTT 2, NYI 1 PPG - Stutzle finds Tkachuk in front, sending a pass into the slot for the redirection. Thomas Chabot picks up the secondary assist.
7:13 - NYI 2, OTT 2 PPG - Brock Nelson one-times a Noah Dobson feed past Mandolese for a power-play goal. Mathew Barzal with the secondary assist.

Overtime:
No scoring.
Shootout:
DeBrincat - No Goal | Horvat - No Goal
Stutzle - Game-Deciding Goal | Palmieri - No Goal
Batherson - Insurance Goal

NOTEBOOK:

Nelson extended his point streak to a career-long 11 games (7G, 6A), becoming the first Islanders player since Josh Bailey in Dec. 2017 to record an 11-game point streak. John Tavares (Dec. 29, 2011 to Jan. 21, 2012) is the last Islanders player to record a 12-game point streak... Stutzle recorded his ninth and 10th points in the past four games... Horvat's three-game goal streak came to an end... The Islanders have scored one goal on 11 shootout attempts this season... Horvat took 32 face-offs, the most of any Islander this season, winning 16... JG Pageau missed the game with an upper-body injury. Otto Koivula drew into the lineup in his place, playing his first game since April 24, 2022. Koivula played 6:36, drawing a penalty while recording one shot attempt, one hit, one takeaway and going 3-for-6 at the dot... Noah Dobson had a game-high 19 shot attempts, including eight shots on goal... Mathew Barzal had seven shots on goal and played 25:50... Horvat led the Islanders with 27:49 TOI...

GOALTENDING BATTLE:

Ilya Sorokin stopped 32 of 34 in the shootout loss.
Kevin Mandolese stopped 46 of 48 in his first NHL start and win.

SPECIAL TEAMS:

The Islanders power play went 1-6 with 15 shots, while the penalty kill was 2-3.

IMAGE OF THE GAME:

NEXT GAME:

The Islanders take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night at UBS Arena. It's also Billy Smith legends night, so come celebrate the Islanders legendary goaltender. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.