Islanders maintain off Stars for fifth win in 6 video games

Calum Ritchie and Bo Horvat scored for the Islanders (11-7-2), who’re 5-1-0 with one recreation to go on a seven-game street stretch. Rittich made 22 saves.

“It’s good to get the win. Good teams find a way to get the win,” Ritchie mentioned. “Great effort all around all night. That’s a good team over there, so it’s good to get the win.”

Robertson scored twice for the Stars (12-5-3), who had their five-game profitable streak finish. Oettinger made 19 saves.

“I don’t think I’ve been in a scenario like that before. I mean, 25 seconds left, five-minute major. It was a good push, we got a chance. It didn’t go in, legally,” Robertson mentioned.

Robertson has eight objectives and 4 assists on a five-game level streak, together with three straight multigoal video games.

“Just give him the puck. He’s shooting everything and a lot’s going in,” Stars ahead Tyler Seguin mentioned. “You kind of expected it to come and happy to see it.”

Ritchie gave the Islanders a 1-0 lead at 10:31 within the second interval on a wrist shot from the slot. It was the middle’s second NHL objective; his first got here final season with the Colorado Avalanche.

“I thought it was a great shift from Bo Horvat’s line,” Ritchie mentioned. “They generated the momentum for us, and we got out there in the offensive zone and tried to create something, and we did. Glad I could get a goal tonight to help the team.”

Robertson tied it 1-1 at 12:26 when he completed off a give-and-go with Roope Hintz on a 3-on-1 rush.

Horvat dunked in a unfastened puck on the prime of the crease to offer the Islanders a 2-1 lead at 3:12 within the third interval after Oettinger could not cowl it off the tip boards.