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New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators

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New York Islanders
2-3-0
Final
5 - 4
Ottawa Senators
2-4-0

Anders Lee and Kyle Palmieri help the Islanders top the Senators 5-4

Anders Lee beats defender and scores Isles' winner

Bo Horvat, Max Shabanov and Emil Heineman also scored for New York in its second consecutive win. Lee added two assists, and Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots.

Tim Stutzle had a goal and an assist for Ottawa, which dropped to 1-1 on a four-game homestand. Shane Pinto scored his seventh goal this season, and Linus Ullmark made 18 saves.

David Perron put Ottawa in front with a power-play goal with 2:59 left in the opening period, and Dylan Cozens gave the Senators a 4-3 lead with his third goal with 1:13 to go in the second.

But Mathew Barzal set up Palmieri for the tying goal 6:00 into the third. Lee made it 5-4 with 1:03 remaining, beating Ullmark for his first goal of the season.

Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer, the No. 1 overall pick in this year's NHL draft, picked up an assist on Shabanov’s goal in the second. He has one goal and four assists during a five-game point streak.

Up next Both teams are at home on Tuesday night. The Islanders take on the San Jose Sharks, and the Senators face the Edmonton Oilers.

Regular Season Series

NYI lead series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 17:01 David Perron Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Thomas Chabot (2), Arthur Kaliyev (1)
Goal 2nd Period 5:32 Shane Pinto Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Drake Batherson (2), Thomas Chabot (3)
Goal 2nd Period 6:50 Emil Heineman Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (3), Scott Mayfield (2)
Goal 2nd Period 9:57 Bo Horvat Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Pulock (2), Anders Lee (1)
Goal 2nd Period 16:46 Tim Stützle Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Jensen (1), Drake Batherson (3)
Goal 2nd Period 17:45 Anders Lee Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Max Shabanov (1), Matthew Schaefer (4)
Goal 2nd Period 18:47 Dylan Cozens Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (2)
Goal 3rd Period 6:00 Kyle Palmieri Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (3), Adam Pelech (1)
Goal 3rd Period 18:57 Anders Lee Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2)

Statistics

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19 Blocked Shots 9
28 Hits 29
2 Takeaways 4
23 Shots 32
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 27
48.1 Faceoff Win Percent 51.9
13 Giveaways 22
2 Total Penalties 3
4 Penalty Minutes 6
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Artem Zub, D Day-To-Day Apr 21
Tyler Kleven, D Day-To-Day Apr 20
Nick Jensen, D Injured Reserve Apr 14
New York Islanders New York Islanders Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Semyon Varlamov, G Injured Reserve Apr 19
Kyle Palmieri, C Injured Reserve Apr 15
Maxim Shabanov, RW Out Apr 14
Ryan Pulock, D Out Apr 14
Alexander Romanov, D Injured Reserve Apr 12

Game Information

Canadian Tire Centre

Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 15,929 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 53 22 113 7
Pittsburgh 41 25 98 16
Philadelphia 43 27 98 12
Washington 43 30 95 9
Columbus 40 30 92 12
NY Islanders 43 34 91 5
New Jersey 42 37 87 3
NY Rangers 34 39 77 9

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 50 23 109 9
Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
Montreal 48 24 106 10
Boston 45 27 100 10
Ottawa 44 27 99 11
Detroit 41 31 92 10
Florida 40 38 84 4
Toronto 32 36 78 14
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