Nelson scores in OT as Islanders rally to beat Hurricanes 3-2
— Brock Nelson scored 2:03 into overtime and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Carolina Hurricanes
2
New York Islanders
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NYI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | @ Nashville Predators | L 1-4 | NHL |
| 11/1/26 | vs Winnipeg Jets | W 7-0 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | vs Columbus Blue Jackets | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | vs Boston Bruins | W 2-1 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | @ St. Louis Blues | W 4-0 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 2:03 2-3
Brock Nelson Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Kyle Palmieri (20)
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Missed 18:02 2-2
Mathew Barzal Deflected Wide Left
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Missed 17:29 2-2
Jackson Blake Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 16:38 2-2
Jaccob Slavin Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 15:49 2-2
Andrei Svechnikov Snap Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 14:07 2-2
Kyle Palmieri Wrap-around Hit Left Post
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Missed 13:03 2-2
Taylor Hall Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 12:32 2-2
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 12:17 2-2
Shayne Gostisbehere Poke Wide Right
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Missed 10:30 2-2
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Deflected Wide Right
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Missed 10:18 2-2
Andrei Svechnikov Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 8:59 2-2
Shayne Gostisbehere Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 8:02 2-2
Jaccob Slavin Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 6:41 2-2
Sean Walker Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 6:26 2-2
Anders Lee Goal (21) Backhand, assists: Bo Horvat (20), Alexander Romanov (11)
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Missed 4:50 2-1
Seth Jarvis Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:40 2-1
Jackson Blake Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:59 2-1
Mikko Rantanen Wrap-around Wide Right
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Missed 1:42 2-1
Sebastian Aho Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 19:35 2-1
Sebastian Aho High-sticking against Bo Horvat
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Missed 16:15 2-1
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 14:49 2-1
Sean Walker Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 14:01 2-1
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 12:10 2-1
Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 11:52 2-1
Casey Cizikas Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 10:24 2-1
Brock Nelson Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 9:05 2-1
Shayne Gostisbehere Hooking against Simon Holmstrom
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Missed 8:38 2-1
Mikko Rantanen Snap Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 6:49 2-1
Jaccob Slavin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 5:05 2-1
Casey Cizikas Slap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 3:12 2-1
Jackson Blake Deflected Wide Right
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Missed 3:01 2-1
Taylor Hall Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 2:17 2-1
Seth Jarvis Deflected Wide Right
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Penalty 1:05 2-1
Anthony Duclair Roughing - Removing opponent's helmet against Jalen Chatfield
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Goal 17:53 2-1
Alexander Romanov Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Casey Cizikas (2), Adam Pelech (11)
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Penalty 15:51 2-0
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Fighting against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
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Penalty 15:51 2-0
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Fighting against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
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Penalty 15:51 2-0
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Roughing against Jean-Gabriel Pageau served by Jackson Blake
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Missed 14:50 2-0
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 14:04 2-0
Adam Pelech Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 13:06 2-0
Jack Roslovic Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 12:42 2-0
Marc Gatcomb Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 11:59 2-0
Jalen Chatfield Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 11:45 2-0
Dmitry Orlov Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 10:28 2-0
Simon Holmstrom Slap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 6:30 2-0
Sebastian Aho Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Jalen Chatfield (7)
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Goal 5:18 1-0
Jack Roslovic Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (14), Dmitry Orlov (19)
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Missed 2:09 0-0
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
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End of Game 2:03 2-3
Game End
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Period End 2:03 2-3
End of OT
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Goal 2:03 2-3
Brock Nelson Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Kyle Palmieri (20)
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Blocked 1:49 2-2
Andrei Svechnikov shot blocked by Anthony DeAngelo
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Shot 1:27 2-2
Seth Jarvis Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
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Face Off 1:10 2-2
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Brock Nelson
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Stoppage 1:10 2-2
Off-side
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Face Off 0:00 2-2
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Bo Horvat
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Period Start 0:00 2-2
Start of Overtime
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Period End 20:00 2-2
End of 3rd Period
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Hit 19:21 2-2
Casey Cizikas hit Jackson Blake
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Hit 19:11 2-2
Casey Cizikas hit Sean Walker
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Hit 19:01 2-2
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Sean Walker
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Face Off 18:49 2-2
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
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Stoppage 18:49 2-2
Off-side
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Shot 18:38 2-2
Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Marcus Hogberg
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Shot 18:24 2-2
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
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Hit 18:17 2-2
Mathew Barzal hit Dmitry Orlov
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Blocked 18:17 2-2
Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
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Missed 18:02 2-2
Mathew Barzal Deflected Wide Left
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Missed 17:29 2-2
Jackson Blake Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Shot 17:26 2-2
Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Marcus Hogberg
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Giveaway 17:16 2-2
Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri
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Hit 16:43 2-2
Marc Gatcomb hit Jack Roslovic
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Missed 16:38 2-2
Jaccob Slavin Slap Shot Wide Left
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Hit 16:33 2-2
Alexander Romanov hit Jack Roslovic
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Blocked 16:09 2-2
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shot blocked by Jesperi Kotkaniemi
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Hit 16:06 2-2
Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Jesperi Kotkaniemi
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Shot 16:00 2-2
Adam Pelech Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
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Hit 15:55 2-2
Jesperi Kotkaniemi hit Isaiah George
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Blocked 15:50 2-2
Andrei Svechnikov shot blocked by Isaiah George
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Missed 15:49 2-2
Andrei Svechnikov Snap Shot Off Crossbar
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Hit 15:46 2-2
Taylor Hall hit Adam Pelech
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Hit 15:35 2-2
Bo Horvat hit Sean Walker
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Takeaway 15:35 2-2
Takeaway by Anders Lee
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Face Off 14:53 2-2
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Bo Horvat
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Stoppage 14:53 2-2
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
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Face Off 14:36 2-2
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
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Stoppage 14:36 2-2
Off-side
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Hit 14:27 2-2
Jackson Blake hit Adam Pelech
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Team Stats
CAR
NYI
17
Blocked Shots
14
19
Hits
38
5
Takeaways
7
27
Shots
27
0
Power Play Goals
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
45
34.8
Faceoff Win Percent
65.2
5
Giveaways
7
4
Total Penalties
2
11
Penalty Minutes
7
Head to Head
Injuries
New York Islanders
- Ryan Pulock Out
- Matias Maccelli Injured Reserve
- Calum Ritchie Injured Reserve
- Alexander Romanov Injured Reserve
- Mathew Barzal Injured Reserve
Carolina Hurricanes
- Taylor Hall Day-To-Day
- Alexander Nikishin Out
- Jordan Staal Injured Reserve
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