Holmstrom, Islanders Beat Blue Jackets 4-3 In Overtime To Extend Winning Streak To Four Games

The New York Islanders defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in overtime on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. 

At 1:47 of the overtime frame, Simon Holmstrom collected a stretch pass from Tony DeAngelo before cutting across the crease to beat a sprawling Jet Greaves for the game-winning goal:

With the win, the Islanders now hold a seven-point lead on Columbus for third place in the Metropolitan Division and now sit tied in points with the Pittsburgh Penguins for second. 

Here's how we got there. 

For a second straight game, the Islanders found themselves down 2-0 but, in short order, found themselves back even. 

After Matthew Schaefer needed 55 seconds on Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens to score twice and tie that hockey game, the Islanders needed just 22 seconds to do the same on Saturday.

First, it was Islanders captain Anders Lee batting a puck out of the air off a Scott Mayfield backhand at 11:37 of the second:

Then, at 11:59 of the second, Jean-Gabriel Pageau followed up his own rebound, before the puck bounced in past Blue Jackets' netminder Jet Greaves. Columbus head coach Rick Bowness would challenge for goaltender interference, but the call on the ice stood:

At 17:10 of the third, Scott Mayfield gave the Islanders a 3-2 lead after his shot was deflected in off of Kirill Marchenko:

However, the Islanders were unable to enter the third period with a lead, allowing Adam Fantilli to tie the game at 3-3 at 18:58 of the second. 

The Islanders now return home to host the Florida Panthers on Saturday night at 6:30 PM ET.