National Hockey League
NY Islanders 4, Ottawa 2
When: 5:30 PM ET, Monday, November 14, 2022
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees: Chris Rooney, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance: 13408

Noah Dobson had a goal and an assist and Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves as the visiting New York Islanders won 4-2 over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.

New York's Mathew Barzal recorded two assists while Oliver Wahlstrom and ex-Senator Jean-Gabriel Pageau each scored. Brock Nelson added an empty-netter for the Islanders, who killed off five of Ottawa's six power-play opportunities. New York has won four straight against the Senators and 10 of the past 11 matchups.

Claude Giroux extended his point streak to nine games with a goal and an assist and Drake Batherson also scored for the Senators, who couldn't build on a 4-1 win at Philadelphia on Saturday that snapped a 0-6-1 rut.

Tim Stutzle logged two assists for Ottawa, which had numerous scoring chances but was often stymied by Varlamov while taking a fifth straight home defeat.

New York opened the scoring on its second power-play chance of the first period. Anders Lee threaded a seam pass to Wahlstrom, who snapped a laser over the pad of Ottawa netminder Cam Talbot (31 saves) with 8:07 remaining in the opening frame.

Ottawa tied it 8:48 into the second period, when Batherson's shot was too quick for Varlamov to stop during the early stages of a brief five-on-three power play. However, the Senators were unable to take advantage of roughly 3 1/2 minutes of five-on-four power-play time that followed.

The good fortune then stayed on the Islanders' side. With 6:45 remaining in the middle frame, Dobson threw a shot at the net, but on the way, it deflected off two Senators and by Talbot.

Pageau gave the Islanders their second power-play score of the contest and a 3-1 lead at 8:21 into the third. Barzal's assist was his 18th on the season, although he has yet to post a goal in 17 games.

Giroux made things interesting with 6:52 remaining in regulation, but Varlamov was stout the rest of the way and Nelson sealed the result for New York.

Monday's 5:30 p.m. ET scheduled puck drop allowed fans to remain in the building and watch the Hockey Hall of Fame introduction of Senators legend Daniel Alfredsson.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
NY Islanders   Ottawa
Noah Dobson 2 Points Claude Giroux 2
Noah Dobson 1 Goals Claude Giroux 1
Mathew Barzal 2 Assists Tim Stutzle 2
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 1 Power Play Goals Drake Batherson 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Semyon Varlamov .947 Save Percentage Cam Talbot .912
Semyon Varlamov 36 Saves Cam Talbot 31
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Islanders 35 4 2-3 5-6 17 30
Ottawa 38 2 1-6 1-3 11 29
Upcoming Games
  • Ottawa will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Senators have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .222 after a loss.
  • NY Islanders will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Islanders have a W/L % of .636 after a win and .667 after a loss.