The New York Islanders continued their inconsistency on Thursday in Canada's capital, as the Ottawa Senators knocked off the Islanders 2-1 in a shootout.
New York Islanders head coach Pete DeBoer benched Cal Ritchie, Anthony Duclair, and Matthew Kessel late in a tight 2-1 shootout loss to the Ottawa Senators. The decision came during a 1-1 tie as DeBoer sought to reinforce accountability and system discipline just seven games into his tenure with the team.
Matias Maccelli opened the scoring for New York before Ridley Greig equalized, and Shane Pinto secured Ottawa's win in the shootout. Goaltender Semyon Varlamov made 18 saves, while rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer logged over 29 minutes of ice time.
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