ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Simon Holmström scored his second goal of the game at 1:34 of overtime and New York Islanders defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Saturday night.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau And Casey Cizikas also scored for the Islanders, who improved to 3-0-1 in their last four games. Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves, including 17 in a scoreless third period.
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Matt Boldy, Kirill Kaprizov And Ben Jones scored for Minnesota in its third loss in four games (1-1-2). Quinn Hughes assisted on all three Wild goals and Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 shots.
During overtime, Holmstrom circled the slot and fired a backhander that beat Gustavsson to give the Islanders the victory.
Minnesota took a one-goal lead three times in the first two periods, including Jones’ first NHL goal to open the scoring early in the first. But the Islanders responded each time to tie the score.
Cizikas scored a shorthanded goal to tie it 3-3 late in the second period, completing a 2-on-1 with Holmstrom by sliding the puck between Gustavsson’s pads.
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The Wild played their first home game since December 23. They went 4-1-2 over a seven-game road streak that coincided with the Twin Cities hosting the World Junior Championships.
To be continued
Islanders: At Winnipeg on Tuesday.
Wild: Host New Jersey on Monday.
