They made us sweat about it more than necessary, but the New York Islanders came through with a big two points against one of the league’s heavyweights in the Minnesota Wild. Matthew Schaefer tied and then surpassed Bobby Orr’s teenage…
The New York Islanders defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime, highlighted by rookie Matthew Schaefer's two-goal performance. Schaefer scored the game-winning goal on an overtime two-on-one rush and added an assist to surpass Bobby Orr's teenage scoring record on the leaderboard. The victory concluded a road trip for New York before heading home to face Edmonton.
Joel Eriksson-Ek opened the scoring for Minnesota early in the first period before Schaefer tied the game. Bo Horvat and Adam Pelech also scored for New York, while Quinn Hughes and Matt Boldy tallied for the Wild to force overtime. Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock left the contest early due to an upper-body injury.
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