Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scores two, Tristan Jarry’s back-to-back shutouts, and the Oilers lose Isaac Howard

The Edmonton Oilers opened their three-game road trip with a 4-0 shutout victory against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins led the offensive effort with two goals, pushing his season tally to seven points in five games, while goaltender Tristan Jarry turned aside all 18 shots to record his second consecutive shutout.

Edmonton suffered a setback early in the game when forward Isaac Howard exited just 2:22 into the first period following a knee-on-knee hit from Emil Heineman, who received a game misconduct. Writer baggedmilk notes that the victory also sets up Nugent-Hopkins to tie Kevin Lowe's franchise record of 1,037 games played in Edmonton's subsequent matchup against the New York Rangers.