Valtteri Filppula scored the overtime winner 1:37 into the extra frame, as the New York Islanders downed the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Tuesday night at Barclays Center. 

Mathew Barzal set up the goal, luring Jaden Schwartz in close in the neutral zone before threading a cross-ice, blueline-to-blueline feed to Filppula, who ended the game with his 10th goal of the season. With the win, the Islanders sweep the season series with the Blues, pick up their second straight victory and improved to 8-2-0 in their last 10.

"I knew [Ryan] O'Reilly had been out there for a while since the start of OT, so I was going to see if they made a change, or see if we could catch them on a rush," Barzal said. "Fil stepped on in a great spot, he's a smart player obviously in the right spot and a great bury by him." 

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (25-15-4) VS ST. LOUIS BLUES (20-20-4)

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The Islanders beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Jan. 5, scoring four goals on 14 shots in a comeback win. Barry Trotz said the Isles should have left in ski masks, insinuating his team stole a win in St. Louis. Robin Lehner made 29 saves in the win. 

The New York Islanders felt they could hang with the NHL's top team and they proved it on Sunday night, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Barclays Center. 

The Islanders used three quick strikes in the first period to build a 3-0 lead, while Thomas Greiss made 38 saves to protect it the rest of the way. The regulation loss was the Lightning's second in the last 21 games, so it was not overzealous to call Sunday a statement win by the Isles. 

"I think there's certain games, or certain times during the year where you get an opponent that makes you believe, or cements what you're trying to do as a team and it sort of galvanizes you," Head Coach Barry Trotz said. "Or it gives you a more solid foundation. I think we've had a couple of those."

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SEASON SERIES: NYI TRAIL 0-1-0

The New York Islanders suffered a 4-2 defeat on Nov. 8 against the Tampa Bay Lightning and trail 0-1-0 in the season series. Josh Bailey netted both goals - his fourth and fifth of the season - in the road loss, but the Isles gave up the go-ahead goal with 1:26 to play in the third period. 

The two remaining games in the season series will be home games for the Islanders. All three matchups this season will have been at three different arenas (Amalie Arena, Barclays Center, and NYCB LIVE/Nassau Coliseum). 

The Skinny - Game 43
Rangers 2, Isles 1

Mats Zuccarello scored the winning goal with 5:05 to play as the Rangers earned a split of the home-and-home series with the Isles with a 2-1 victory at Barclays Center before a near-capacity crowd of 15,497. 

After combining for eight power play goals in the first three games of the season series, the teams combined to go 0-10 on the power play, with both teams failing on lengthy 5-on-3 attempts.

Robin Lehner allowed only two goals, but that was enough to cost him his career-best eight -game winning streak. 

In three-plus seasons, the New York Islanders had not lost to the New York Rangers at Barclays Center. 

That changed Saturday, as the Isles fell 2-1 to their crosstown rivals on Saturday afternoon, dropping to 7-1-0 lifetime against the Rangers in Brooklyn. 

Mats Zuccarello scored the game-winning goal with 5:05 to play in the third period, officially splitting the Islanders-Rangers home-and-home set, as well as the season series. Anthony Beauvillier scored the lone goal for the Islanders, as he and Filip Chytil exchanged second period goals. 

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The Islanders lead the season series 2-1-0 after picking up a 4-3 win on Thursday night. The Islanders beat the Rangers 7-5 at Barclays Center on Nov. 15 and lost 5-0 at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 21. 

This is the fourth and final meeting between the clubs this season. 

Josh Bailey broke a 3-3 tie with 1:26 to play in the third period, as the New York Islanders beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. 

Bailey's go-ahead goal was the Islanders first - and only - shot of the third period, but the opportunistic Isles made it count. The one shot - set up by a slick cross-ice feed from Cal Clutterbuck - was enough to secure two points and help the Isles to their seventh win in eight games. 

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SEASON SERIES: SERIES TIED 1-1-0

The home team has won each of the first two meetings between the Islanders and Rangers this season. The Islanders won the first meeting 7-5 at Barclays Center on Nov. 15, while the Rangers won the rematch 5-0 on Nov. 21. 

The New York Islanders winning streak was bound to come to an end eventually. 

The Isles six-game heater was snapped on Tuesday night, as a pair of late goals by the Carolina Hurricanes resulted in a 4-3 loss at NYCB Live. The loss was the Islanders first since Dec. 20 and first in four games against the Hurricanes this season. 

"It's tough, we were obviously on a roll. We wanted to come back at home and keep it going," said Brock Nelson, who had three points (2G, 1A) in the loss. "This was a good team who was playing well too and it was a big game in the standings and we weren't able to do enough good things."