Anders Lee Jam Kancer NEWARK, -- The New York Islanders failed to build on their Saturday win as the New Jersey Devils dominated the second period en route to a 6-5 win. LINES: Anders Lee-Bo Horvat-Mathew Barzal Pierre Engvall-Brock Nelson-William Dufour Ruslan Iskhakov-Karson Kuhlman-Oliver Wahlstrom Matt Martin-Casey Cizikas-Julien Gauthier Calle Odelius-Ryan Pulock Alex Romanov-Grant Hutton Sebastian Aho-Scott Mayfield Ilya Sorokin Ken Appleby Rapid Recap: Mathew Barzal, on the breakaway, scored glove side to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead at 3:44 of the first period. Brock Nelson extended the Islanders' lead to 2-0 as he tapped in a strong Pierre Engvall feed from the low slot at 8:16 of the first. A John Marino point shot through a screen cut the Devils' deficit to 2-1 at 10:02 of the first. Jesper Bratt tied the game at two on the power play at 2:14 of the second period. Bratt's second of the game gave the Devils a 3-2 lead at 3:54 of the second, coming on an odd-man rush. Pierre Engvall tied the game at two after one-timing a loose puck five-hole at 6:03 of the second. Marino scored his second at 10:40 of the second to give the Devils a 4-3 lead. Jack Hughes, on the power play, extended the Devils lead to 5-3 at 12:21 of the second via a one-timer. Eleven seconds into the third, Bo Horvat found Barzal at the back post to cut the Islanders' deficit to 5-4. Bratt scored his third of the game at 4:18 of the third to give the Devils a 6-4 lead. Anders Lee deflected a Sebastian Aho point shot to make it 5-4 at 16:25 of the third. Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin made 13 saves. Ken Appleby made four saves. Devils goalie Akira Schmid made 10 saves. Notes: Forward Kyle Palmieri (day-to-day) continues to skate on his own. Defenseman Calle Odelius (2022, 2nd rd) skated in his first NHL game. Islanders PP Units (0/2) PP1: Wahlstrom-Horvat-Barzal-Nelson-Aho PP2: Lee-Iskhakov-Engvall-Dufour-Pulock Islanders PK Units (1/1) PK1: Cizikas-Martin-Romanov-Mayfield PK2: Kuhlman-Gauthier-Aho-Pulock NEXT: The Islanders head to Philadelphia to battle the Flyers on Thursday. Puck drop is slated for 7 PM ET.
