Vancouver Canucks vs New York Islanders — Recap

📰Game Recap

The New York Islanders surged ahead in the opening period before holding off a Vancouver Canucks rally for a 3-2 victory. New York maintained an advantage in shots, finishing with 38 compared to Vancouver's 25.

Kyle Palmieri put the Islanders on the scoreboard in the first period at 14:57, assisted by Matthew Kessel and Bo Horvat. Matias Maccelli extended the lead less than a minute later at 15:50, with Matthew Schaefer earning the assist, giving New York a 2-0 cushion entering the first intermission. The Canucks responded in the second period, with Max Sasson finding the net at 7:52, assisted by Arshdeep Bains and Jamie Oleksiak. Brock Boeser then tied the game for Vancouver at 18:55 of the second, assisted by Elias Pettersson and Filip Hronek, setting up a decisive third period.

Palmieri scored his second goal of the game at 5:38 into the third period, with assists from Matias Maccelli and Matthew Schaefer, to break the tie and secure the win for New York. Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin stopped all seven shots he faced, while Vancouver's Leevi Meriläinen made nine saves on 11 shots.

The SportsFBI model had leaned toward an Islanders win at 71%, a correct prediction. New York now holds a 2-3-0 record, while Vancouver falls to 2-5-0.