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Anders Lee poked home a shot by Nelson in the first period and
Zach Parise added an empty-netter with 13.1 seconds left in the
third for the Islanders, who have won four straight. New York
goalie Ilya Sorokin made 21 saves.
Jonathan Toews scored in the third period for the Blackhawks,
who have lost four straight (0-2-2). Backup goalie Arvid
Soderblom recorded 28 saves in relief of Alex Stalock, who
stopped two shots before exiting following a collision with
Islanders right winger Casey Cizikas 2:56 into the first.
Stalock turned back a point-blank backhand shot by Cizikas, who
crashed into Stalock's head before the goalie fell back and
appeared to hit his neck on the right post as the net came off
its moorings.
The goalie remained motionless on the ice before being helped to
the locker room. Cizikas was initially assigned a five-minute
major penalty for interference before eventually receiving a
game misconduct and getting ejected.
The remainder of the first period was increasingly chippy. The
Blackhawks were whistled for three penalties, including a goalie
interference call on Andreas Athanasiou for interfering with
Sorokin.
The Islanders took advantage of their third power play --
generated when Jason Dickinson was penalized for cross-checking
Nelson -- to take the lead late in the period. Soderblom turned
back a shot by Kyle Palmieri, but Chicago defenseman Jake McCabe
slipped as he tried to clear the puck. Nelson's shot went
beneath the prone goalie and the puck trickled toward the goal
line before Lee poked it across.
An impressive individual effort by Nelson helped the Islanders
double their lead early in the third. Ross Johnston sent a
clearing pass down the ice following a lengthy battle in the New
York zone, and Nelson outraced the Blackhawks' Taylor Raddysh to
collect the puck. Nelson skated up the right side and fired a
shot over Soderblom's glove at the 7:23 mark.
New York's Cal Clutterbuck was whistled for interference to
create the power play that led to Toews' goal just beyond the
midway point of the final period. Toews redirected Caleb Jones'
shot, which fluttered past Sorokin as he was screened by Raddysh
and New York defenseman Scott Mayfield with 9:41 left.
The Blackhawks recorded a pair of shots after pulling Soderblom
with about two minutes left before Parise iced the victory.
--Field Level Media
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