By Allan Kreda
Brock Nelson snapped a tie halfway by way of the third interval and Ilya Sorokin made 34 saves, serving to the New York Islanders beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Tuesday night time for his or her eighth win in 9 video games.
Nelson tipped a shot by defenseman Alexander Romanov previous Ilya Samsonov at 10:43. Tony DeAngelo additionally assisted on Nelson’s sixteenth objective of the season.
Bo Horvat additionally scored for the Islanders, who improved to 11-3-0 since Jan. 5.
Brandon Saad scored for the Golden Knights, who misplaced their fourth straight.
Horvat scored his nineteenth objective at 18:21 of the primary, sliding a backhand previous Samsonov.
Saad responded together with his eighth of the season at 7:40 of the third. It was his first objective since signing with the Golden Knights on Jan. 31 after he had his contract terminated by St. Louis.
The Islanders had their seven-game win streak finish once they misplaced 6-3 at Florida on Sunday.
New York was with out prime scorer Mathew Barzal, who was positioned on injured reserve with a lower-body damage.
Samsonov made 12 saves for the Golden Knights.
TakeawaysGolden Knights: Dropped to 12-11-3 on the highway with a sixth loss of their final seven away video games. They’re 19-6-3 at dwelling.
Islanders: Sorokin improved to 20-14-4. It’s the fourth straight season he has received 20 or extra video games.
Key momentSorokin denied Ivan Barbashev from in shut with simply over three minutes left. The 29-year-old Russian goaltender has received six straight begins and 7 straight appearances.
Key statHorvat has 5 objectives in his final eight video games and leads the Islanders with 40 factors.
Up nextThe Islanders go to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. The Golden Knights go to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.
