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New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Minnesota Wild 4–1 on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 on the road.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
New York Islanders 4 45-27-10
at Minnesota Wild 1 38-33-11

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 2 0 2 4
Minnesota Wild 0 1 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 14 9 8 31
Minnesota Wild 12 6 13 31

Three stars

  1. F. Nielsen, New York Islanders (2 goals)
  2. J. Halak, New York Islanders (goaltender)
  3. J. Fontaine, Minnesota Wild

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:36 New York Islanders Matt Martin (7) Steve Bernier (3), Casey Cizikas (15) Even strength NYI 1, MIN 0
1st 12:15 New York Islanders Frans Nielsen (17) John Tavares (26), Anders Lee (16) Power play NYI 2, MIN 0
2nd 19:33 Minnesota Wild Chris Porter (4) Mikael Granlund (26), Marco Scandella (11) Even strength NYI 2, MIN 1
3rd 02:42 New York Islanders John Tavares (23) Anders Lee (17), Kyle Okposo (31) Power play NYI 3, MIN 1
3rd 17:14 New York Islanders Frans Nielsen (18) Unassisted Shorthanded, Empty net NYI 4, MIN 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 31 31
Power play 2 of 3 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 15 13
Blocked shots 22 6
Giveaways 4 8
Takeaways 5 4
Faceoffs won 38/65 (58.5%) 27/65 (41.5%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
12 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 15:24
15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 14:12
16 S. Bernier R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 09:51
17 M. Martin L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 11:19
18 R. Strome C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 15:17
21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 50% 15:29
27 A. Lee L 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 12:54
29 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 64.3% 12:10
51 F. Nielsen C 2 0 2 +1 0 3 0 3 1 66.7% 17:40
53 C. Cizikas C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 4 0 50% 15:06
86 N. Kulemin L 0 0 0 +1 2 1 2 2 0 15:12
91 J. Tavares C 1 1 2 -1 2 4 0 1 1 52.9% 17:24
2 N. Leddy D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 0 19:49
3 T. Hamonic D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 25:35
14 T. Hickey D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 23:22
28 M. Zidlicky D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 15:28
37 B. Strait D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 1 0 15:52
55 J. Boychuk D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 17:56
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
41 J. Halak 31 30 1 .968 60:00 Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 100% 18:15
7 C. Porter L 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 08:16
9 M. Koivu C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 1 0 40% 18:36
11 Z. Parise L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 18:28
14 J. Fontaine R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12:28
18 R. Carter L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11:54
19 J. Stoll C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 53.8% 12:22
22 N. Niederreiter R 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 17:41
26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 17:31
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 100% 15:11
56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 40% 12:44
64 M. Granlund C 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 33.3% 18:10
4 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 10:52
5 C. Folin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15:07
6 M. Scandella D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 3 0 20:27
20 R. Suter D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 26:09
24 M. Dumba D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 19:40
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23:13
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
40 D. Dubnyk 30 27 3 .900 59:50 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:00 New York Islanders Nikolay Kulemin High sticking 2
1st 06:57 New York Islanders Anders Lee Hooking 2
1st 11:55 Minnesota Wild Jason Pominville Hooking 2
2nd 07:51 New York Islanders Kyle Okposo Cross checking 2
2nd 11:23 Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter Tripping 2
3rd 01:56 Minnesota Wild Erik Haula Hooking 2
3rd 10:05 New York Islanders Johnny Boychuk High sticking 2
3rd 16:05 New York Islanders John Tavares Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Minnesota Wild head coach
John Torchetti
Referees
Francis Charron, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen
Lonnie Cameron, Andy McElman
New York Islanders scratches
Mikhail Grabovski, J-F Berube, Ryan Pulock
Minnesota Wild scratches
Niklas Backstrom, Nate Prosser, Jason Zucker

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 23

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 2 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final/SO Game page
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page

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