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Evander Kane added an empty-netter late in the
third for the Oilers. Goalie Stuart Skinner made 32 saves.
Mathew Barzal scored 40 seconds into the first for the
Islanders, who have lost five straight (0-4-1) and six of seven
(1-4-2). Goalie Ilya Sorokin recorded 28 saves.
The Islanders peppered Skinner with four shots before Barzal,
stationed in the slot, took a pass from Bo Horvat, went to one
knee and fired a shot over Skinner's glove.
The Oilers tied the score with 5:43 left. Darnell Nurse picked
off a clearing pass by Pierre Engvall in the neutral zone and
passed to Draisaitl, who skated around Islanders defenseman
Sebastian Aho and sent a shot beyond Sorokin's stick.
After a scoreless second, the Oilers took control during
consecutive power plays shortly before the midway point of the
third. Islanders right winger Simon Holmstrom was whistled for
tripping nine seconds before McDavid collected a carom of
Draisaitl's shot off the far boards and dished it to Hyman, who
beat Sorokin from point-blank range at the 7:35 mark.
With Ryan Pulock in the box after being called for delay of game
at 8:36, the Oilers added an insurance goal when Draisaitl's
pass through the neutral zone hit a streaking McDavid in stride.
McDavid, two steps ahead of Islanders right winger Cal
Clutterbuck, got past defenseman Noah Dobson and put a shot on
net that Sorokin slowed but could not stop from trickling behind
him into the net with 10:27 left.
The goal was the third of the season and the first since Oct. 17
for McDavid, who led the NHL with 64 goals last season.
The Islanders pulled Sorokin while on a power play with under
three minutes to go, but Kane scored the empty netter with 2:27
remaining.
--Field Level Media
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