Kyle Palmieri scored twice, including the deciding goal early in the third period, as the New York Islanders defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 at UBS Arena on Tuesday.
New York grabbed a two-goal lead late in the opening period. Palmieri scored his first goal of the season at 14:57 on a tip-in off assists from Matthew Kessel and Bo Horvat. Only 53 seconds later, Matias Maccelli recorded his first goal of the season with a wrist shot set up by Matthew Schaefer to push the advantage to 2-0.
Vancouver erased the deficit during the second period. Max Sasson got the Canucks on the board at 7:52 with a wrist shot assisted by Arshdeep Bains and Jamie Oleksiak. Brock Boeser tied the score at 2-2 at 18:55, scoring on a power play with a wrist shot off passes from Elias Pettersson and Filip Hronek. Palmieri broke the deadlock at 5:38 of the third period, firing a wrist shot past the goaltender with assists from Maccelli and Schaefer.
Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves on 26 shots to earn the victory for the Islanders, who went 0 for 3 on the power play. Leevi Merilainen stopped 35 of 38 shots in the loss for Vancouver, which converted 1 of 4 opportunities with the man advantage. New York also controlled play in the faceoff circle, winning 30 of 50 draws.
The victory pushed the Islanders to a 3-3-0 record on the season. Vancouver dropped to 2-6-0 and extended its winless streak to five straight games.
Both teams return to the ice on Tuesday, October 20. The Islanders host the Anaheim Ducks at 7:00 PM ET, while the Canucks host the Carolina Hurricanes at 10:00 PM ET.
