The Islanders scored three goals in the second period and went on to a 3-1 win over the Blue Jackets on Monday.
The New York Islanders have gone streaking in January – they lost three games in a row to start the month, then won three games on their road trip, then lost back-to-back games on Jan.
The Islanders, seven points behind the Bruins for the Eastern Conference’s second wild-card spot, moved within six points of the surging Blue Jackets and improved to 2-2-0 on their seven-game homestand, which continues Friday night against the Flyers.
Bo Horvat scored twice in New York’s three-goal second period, and the Islanders beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Monday night.
The New York Islanders managed to put a halt to the Columbus Blue Jackets' miraculous seven game point streak (6-0-1) with a 3-1 victory at UBS Arena in Elmont, NY last night. Forwards Mat Barzal and Bo Horvat each had two points and looked dangerous all night long.
Bo Horvat scored twice in the second period Monday night for the host New York Islanders, who beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 in Elmont, N.Y.
At the one-year mark of Patrick Roy’s reign behind the Islanders bench, the head coach is hoping his team can put together a bigger, better version of what they did last season and make a run into the playoffs.
The New York Islanders (19-20-7) took over a second straight game in the second period, bowling over the Columbus Blue Jackets (22-18-7). The game finished X-1, with Bo Horvat’s second-period pair lifting the Islanders to the win.
Islanders head coach Patrick Roy reunited Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat on the same line and it paid off as Barzal assisted on both of Horvat's goals in their 3-1 win over Columbus. While Roy was pleased with the pair's production,
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The Isles are 8-5-7 in games decided by a single goal including 4-5 in regulation. They are 2-6 in games decided in overtime and are 2-1 in shootouts. The Isles are 3-8 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.
Bo Horvat scored twice in the second period Monday night for the host New York Islanders, who beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 in Elmont, N.Y. Simon Holmstrom’s short-handed goal in the second proved to be the game-winner for the Islanders,