Trailing 2-1 halfway through the second period, things didn't look right for the Islanders. Then they lit the lamp four straight times before the period ended helping the Isles to 11th win of the season, winning 7-3 over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

ELMONT, NY – The New York Islanders defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3 at UBS Arena in an explosive offensive contest. Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat each scored two goals in the game, leading the Islanders to their 11th win of the season. Barzal added two assists, while Horvat recorded one helper.

Both teams completed the game with 35 shots on net. Semyon Varlamov made 32 saves, while Spencer Martin made 28 saves.

The Islanders had another solid night on special teams, going 1-for-2 on the power play and killing the only penalty taken.

Four minutes into the game, Noah Dobson found Pierre Engvall with a terrific cross-ice pass in the offensive zone. Engvall buried it for his fourth goal of the season, giving the Islanders the early 1-0 lead.

Barzal thought he scored shortly after to put the Islanders up 2-0 with the goaltender Martin sliding into the net, but the puck did not cross the goal line keeping it a one-goal game.

After one period, the Islanders held a 1-0 lead while being outshot 11-9. Horvat had a breakaway in the dying seconds, but his stick snapped on the shot attempt.

5:54 into the second period Emil Bemstrom tied the game at one. A wide shot from Fantilli bounced behind the net right to Bemstrom, who put it past a sliding Varlamov. Kent Johnson added the secondary assist.

The Blue Jackets started gaining momentum and took the lead at the 10:11 mark of the second. Adam Fantilli rocketed a one-timer and deposited it in the top shelf off a pass from Johnson. Zach Werenski registered the other assist.

Later, the Islanders were pinned in their own end with some skaters having shifts over two minutes. After finally getting a chance, Hudson Fasching found Cal Clutterbuck alone in the slot, and he buried it for his fourth goal of the season, tying the game at two. Casey Cizikas added the secondary assist.

A fortunate bounce off a Blue Jacket skate from a Scott Mayfield slapshot landed right on the stick of Barzal, who scored for the eighth time this season. The time of the goal was 18:51, and Mike Reilly had the secondary assist.

Just 28 seconds later, with the Islanders on the power play, a beautiful tic-tac-toe play from Barzal to Nelson to Palmieri resulted in a goal. The league’s 7th-ranked power play stayed hot to add to New York’s lead, making the score 4-2. For the Islanders, it was three goals in 4:49 and two goals in 28 seconds.

The Blue Jackets were the better team in the second period, but it was the Islanders who came away with the 4-2 lead. Columbus had 15 shots in the middle stanza, compared to 12 from New York.

Fantilli scored his second goal of the game just 1:28 into period three. Bemstrom and Jake Bean assisted.

Barzal matched Fantilli with a second goal in the game a few minutes later, directly off a Columbus turnover. At the 5:33 mark, Horvat dropped it for Barzal in the slot, where he then scored, restoring the Islanders two-goal lead with a 5-3 score.

Horvat then scored two goals in 20 seconds. First at 11:31 and second at 11:51 of the third. Julien Gauthier assisted the first goal. Horvat got his own rebound and scored on a wrap-around. The next goal started with a Sam Bolduc stretch pass to Barzal, who circled the net and fed Horvat in front, who slammed it home. The Islanders went up 7-3 after the set of goals and maintained the lead till the final buzzer.

UP NEXT: The Islanders host the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday at 7:30 PM.

LINES:

Anders Lee -- Bo Horvat -- Mathew Barzal

Pierre Engvall -- Brock Nelson -- Kyle Palmieri

Anders Lee -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Julien Gauthier

Hudson Fasching -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck

Alexander Romanov -- Noah Dobson

Samuel Bolduc-- Ryan Pulock

Mike Reilly -- Scott Mayfield

Semyon Varlamov

Ilya Sorokin