Matthew Schaefer’s overtime heroics capped a six-game point streak as New York stunned the Wild in St. Paul, securing a gritty road victory despite missing key starters.
Matthew Schaefer scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the New York Islanders secured a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild in St. Paul on Thursday night. The win concluded New York's three-game road trip with a 2-0-1 record, improving their overall mark to 7-4-2 on the season despite missing key starters.
Schaefer extended his point streak to six games by recording a goal and an assist, while Bo Horvat and Adam Pelech also scored for New York. Joel Eriksson Ek, Quinn Hughes, and Matt Boldy provided goals for the Wild to force overtime before Schaefer's winner.
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