New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators

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New York Islanders

39-25-5

Final
2 - 3

Ottawa Senators

35-24-9

Tkachuk scores with 11.1 seconds left to lift the Senators past the Islanders, 3-2

Matthew Schaefer reaches 50 points with a goal vs. the Senators

Tkachuk controlled the loose puck in the crease and squeezed it past goalie Ilya Sorokin for the comeback victory.

New York dropped out of a playoff position in the tight Eastern Conference, while Ottawa closed within four points of the Islanders.

Tkachuk and Anders Lee dropped the gloves on the opening faceoff in a fight between captains. Five minutes later, Ottawa’s Ridly Greig and Brayden Schenn also exchanged punches.

Shane Pinto had a short-handed goal to tie it at 1 for the Senators in the second period, and Warren Foegele sent a backhander past Sorokin 5:12 into the third to even it at 2. James Reimer made 19 saves for the victory.

Rookie Matthew Schaefer opened the scoring for the Islanders early in the second period, and Schenn made it 2-1 at 2:02 of the third.

Schaefer is the second 18-year-old defenseman in NHL history to have 50 points in a season, joining Phil Housley (57 in 1982-83).

Sorokin stopped 23 shots.

Up next Islanders: At Montreal on Saturday night.

Senators: Host Toronto on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	2nd Period 4:45	Matthew Schaefer Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Ryan Pulock (22), Bo Horvat (20)
Goal	2nd Period 10:27	Shane Pinto Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Kleven (11), Nikolas Matinpalo (5)
Goal	3rd Period 2:02	Brayden Schenn Goal (14) Slap Shot, assists: Simon Holmstrom (20), Scott Mayfield (9)
Goal	3rd Period 5:12	Warren Foegele Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Fabian Zetterlund (14), Dennis Gilbert (1)
Goal	3rd Period 19:47	Brady Tkachuk Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Spence (17), Drake Batherson (33)

Statistics

NYI		OTT
10	Blocked Shots	17
19	Hits	29
5	Takeaways	5
19	Shots	27
0	Power Play Goals	0
4	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	1
0	Shootout Goals	0
24	Faceoffs Won	27
47.1	Faceoff Win Percent	52.9
14	Giveaways	15
4	Total Penalties	6
14	Penalty Minutes	18

Ottawa Senators Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Jake Sanderson, D	Out	Mar 21
Nick Jensen, D	Out	Mar 17

New York Islanders Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Maxim Shabanov, RW	Out	Mar 21
Alexander Romanov, D	Injured Reserve	Mar 12
Pierre Engvall, LW	Injured Reserve	Mar 12
Semyon Varlamov, G	Injured Reserve	Mar 12
Kyle Palmieri, C	Injured Reserve	Nov 30