NEW YORK (AP) —
Authentic Justin Bailey Jersey , the New York Islanders picked up their intensity in the latter part of the second period and then steamrolled the
Ottawa Senators in the third.Mathew Barzal had two goals and an assist to help
the Islanders rally for a 6-3 win over the Senators on Friday night for their
fifth win in six games. Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist, and Anders Lee,
Johnny Boychuk and Casey Cizikas also scored for New York, which came back from
a pair of two-goal deficits.“A little bit of that hangover from the break,” Lee
said. “You could tell we were weak in some areas, mentally and physically. Once
we engaged a little bit and figured it out, we really played a hard game and
were able to take it over.”Thomas Greiss gave up three goals on 17 shots before
he was pulled 6:11 into the second period. Robin Lehner, who began his career
with Ottawa, came on and stopped all 10 shots he faced to improve to 7-0-3
against his former team.“Just a couple of missed assignments,” Barzal said of
the Senators’ early goals. “Greisser has been a rock for us all year. … Lehner
came in and played great.”The Islanders trailed 2-0 early in the second and 3-1
later in the middle period. New York then scored the last five goals, including
four in the third.Lee started the comeback as he took advantage of a giveaway by
the Senators in their own zone. Goalie Mike McKenna got the puck behind his net,
passed to Ben Harpur in the left corner, but Harpur’s pass to Nick Paul went off
Paul’s stick in the right circle. Lee got the puck and beat McKenna for his 14th
with 2:32 to go in the middle period.Boychuk tied the score 3-3 at 2:57 of the
third as he fired a slap shot from the right point. It was his second of the
season
http://www.sabresshoponline.com/authentic-kyle-okposo-jersey , with both goals coming in his last four games.“Anytime you’re down two, try to
get one before the end of the period,” Lee said. “We got that. And for Johnny to
come out in the third and rifle one home really set the momentum for the rest of
the game.”Barzal, who got his team-leading 25th assist earlier in the game, gave
the Islanders their first lead at 4:51. Barzal made it 5-3 after a turnover by
the Senators in the neutral zone, beating McKenna from the inside edge of the
right circle for his seventh with 7:36 left.Urged to shoot more by coach Barry
Trotz, Barzal converted on both of his shots on goal in the game.“I’m trying to
look at the net a little more,” he said “I’m just trying to make the right play.
If the shot’s there the shot’s there, if it’s not it’s not.”Cizikas added an
empty-netter with 54 seconds left for his career-high 10th.Mark Stone, Matt
Duchene and Cody Ceci scored for Ottawa, which has lost six of eight (2-5-1).
McKenna finished with 33 saves as the Senators fell to 4-13-1 on the road.“We
scored three goals,” Ottawa coach Guy Boucher said. “We were solid, had control
of game. We gave them two goals — they got life and momentum. … There were some
giveaways and they scored two goals.”The game got chippy late with several
fights
Rasmus Ristolainen Jersey , including pushing and shoving after the final buzzer.Stone got the Senators on the scoreboard late in the first period, taking
advantage of a giveaway by the Islanders in their own zone, beating Greiss from
the left circle for his 17th with 3:42 left. It gave Stone eight goals and 17
points in his last 15 games.Duchene scored on the power play at 2:47 of the
second to make it 2-0. It was Duchene’s third goal in three games since missing
six games with an injury.The Islanders scored a little more than 20 seconds
later after a giveaway by the Senators. McKenna played the puck behind his goal
to the right and tried to send it up along the right side boards, However,
Barzal got the puck in the left circle, passed across to Bailey on the right
side and he put it in before McKenna could slide over at 3:11.Ceci restored the
Senators’ two-goal lead exactly 3 minutes later with his fifth.Lehner replaced
Greiss after that and Ottawa didn’t score again.NOTES: Ceci appeared in his
400th career game, becoming the fifth defenseman and 19th player in franchise
history to reach that milestone. … Stone now has five goals and 11 points in 13
career games against the Islanders … Duchene has 11 goals and 25 points in his
last 18 games. … Islanders F Jordan Eberle sat out due to soreness. … Lehner was
drafted by Ottawa in second round of 2009 draft, and went 30-36-13 in five
seasons with the Senators.UP NEXTSenators: Host Washington on Saturday
nightIslanders: At Toronto on Saturday night for the first matchup against
former captain John Tavares. After a strong start under new coach Ken Hitchcock,
the Edmonton Oilers are proving to be a work in progress.With the league’s
Christmas break in the rearview mirror, the Oilers have to figure out how to
squeeze more production out of every player, starting with Thursday’s matchup
against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Place.In the first 3 1/2 weeks under
Hitchcock, Edmonton (18-15-3) picked up 20 of a possible 26 points, but the
Oilers slumped recently.With a 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on
Sunday
Greg Pateryn Jersey Womens , the Oilers have been outscored 14-6 during a three-game skid. The club also surrendered five power-play goals during that
span, including three in a 4-2 loss at Vancouver on Dec. 16.Article continues
below ...Lack of consistent production from players other than Connor McDavid,
Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Alex Chiasson combined with injuries to
defensemen Oscar Klefbom and Kris Russell have contributed to Edmonton’s
slide.“We’re going to have to figure out who’s helping and who’s hurting for us
to get to another level,” Hitchcock said. “We can’t keep doing it the same way
over and over because it’s not going to work.”One core player — and a Stanley
Cup winner — believes the team needs to show more mental toughness.“This group
has to learn how to play in close games,” said Chiasson, who won a championship
with the Washington Capitals last summer before joining the Oilers in October.
“If you want to be a playoff team, a team that has the chance to go deep, you
have to learn how to play down one goal and stick with it for 60
minutes.”Chiasson is third on the team with a career-best 16 goals, including
four in his last five games.Edmonton has won four straight and is 6-0-1 in its
last seven at home against the Canucks.Vancouver (17-18-4) kicks off a six-game
road trip looking to continue its strong play away from home. After six
consecutive road losses in November, the Canucks went 3-0-1, including a win
over the Columbus Blue Jackets and a point against the Nashville
Predators.Travis Green’s team comes off a 1-0 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on
Sunday. After his team took three of five on the homestand, Green offered
praise.“I like the way our team is progressing. I like the way they are playing.
I wish we had a few more wins
Womens Luke Kunin Jersey , I think we easily could,” he told the team’s official website.Vancouver is 10th in the Western Conference, but Green also
points to a culture change for a club long linked to now-retired twins Daniel
and Henrik Sedin and that hasn’t been to the postseason since 2013.“We’re still
young in a lot of areas. Sometimes that shows. We’re in it right now. We’re
playing to win,” Green said. “Our guys are believing in themselves. We talk
about playing fast and hard and playing with confidence, and they are.” The team
features young stars in Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat, who has scored 12 of his 17
goals this season on the road.However, rookie Elias Petterson may be the best of
the bunch.The 20-year-old winger has points in eight of 11 games this month,
including his second five-point effort on Dec. 9 in a rout of the St. Louis
Blues.Petterson leads all rookies in goals (17) and assists (19). No other
first-year player has more than 23 points.One of Petterson’s five game-winning
goals came against the Oilers this month.
