New York Islanders build 3-0 lead, hold on for 4-2 victory over Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators right wing Claude Giroux tries to knock the puck away from New York Islanders left wing Anders Lee during the second period in Ottawa . The Islanders won 4-2 on Nov. 7, 2024.The Islanders led 3-0 before Ottawa made it interesting in the third period. Nick Jensen scored his first of the season and Drake Batherson’s power-play goal pulled the hosts within a goal with just over five minutes remaining.
Anton Forsberg held the Senators in the game early when they struggled to find momentum, and had 21 saves.Ottawa had a scary moment on a power play midway through the first period when Josh Norris’s shot deflected off Ryan Pulock and caught Tim Stutzle hard in the forehead.Anders Lee opened the scoring at 15:49 on a Horvat backhand pass from behind the net. Jean-Gabriel Pageau made it 2-0 for the Islanders with a breakaway goal late in the period.
The Isles led 3-0 early in the third period on Oliver Wahlstrom’s first goal of the year before Ottawa started to push back.Senators: Defenceman Artem Zub was back on the Senators blue-line after missing nine games with a concussion. He returned to the top pairing with Jake Sanderson.With 1:38 remaining in the second period, Pageau beat Ottawa’s Jake Sanderson in a battle for the puck and broke in alone to beat Forsberg high stick side.
Ottawa Period Comeback Islanders Game Forsberg Senators Nick Jensen Brady Tkachuk Jean-Gabriel Pageau
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