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The Islanders opened Day Five of Training Camp with a scrimmage between the Blue and White Groups on Monday morning at Northwell Health Ice Center.

The Blue Group won the game 5-4 in overtime, with Julien Gauthier scoring his second goal of the game.

The Islanders tested out some lines during the scrimmage, mixing rookies with more veteran players. Notably, Matt Maggio skated with Anders Lee and JG Pageau, while Arnaud Durandeau saw ice time with Bo Horvat and Mat Barzal.

Casey Cizikas centered a line that featured Simon Holmstrom and Oliver Wahlstrom, while Brock Nelson skated with Ruslan Iskhakov and William Dufour.

"It's nice to get a little bit of the pace and game scenarios going before you get into real in-game action," Nelson said. "I thought the pace and the competition was great today. I thought everyone was very energetic and excited to be playing that type of scenario."

2023 Training Camp Day 5: Brock Nelson

Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov were in between the pipes for their respective teams through the first two periods. Ken Appleby subbed in for Sorokin, while Jakub Skarek replaced Varlamov in net.

Alexander Romanov did not participate in the scrimmage, but the defenseman skated in Group Three.

Lambert added that Kyle Palmieri is still day-to-day.

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