Tired: Brocktober.
Wired: Brovember.
Brock Nelson started the Islanders' November slate off with a bang, recording his first-ever four-goal game on Thursday night.
Nelson opened the scoring for the Islanders in the first period, then netted his second and third goals of the game in the second period, putting the Islanders up 3-0 and 4-0, respectively. His night started early, opening the scoring at 4:14 of the first period. Sprung by an Adam Pelech stretch pass to Beauvillier up the middle, Nelson went one-on-one with David Savard, drove the net and took a touch pass from Kyle Palmieri before backhanding his first past Jake Allen.
The 30-year-old center was in the right place at the right time for his second goal, knocking in a Beauvillier rebound to make it 3-0 at 12:25. Nelson made a key defensive play at the other end, gloving down a loose puck by the Islanders net before sending the play back the other way.
He completed the trick, his first since Feb. 9, 2018 against the Detroit Red Wings, just under three minutes later, finishing off a two-on-one rush with Beauvillier, who finished the game with a trio of assists. However, Nelson's night wasn't done there, as he buried an empty-netter to ice the game with 19 seconds to play.
"It's nice to chip in and get a couple," Nelson said. "I thought our line played well. A byproduct of a couple of nice plays. [Palmieri] had a nice backhand touch on the first one. A couple of good plays from [Beauvillier] too. It's always nice to have a big night and when your line is contributing and all a factor, it feels good."
Nelson now leads the Islanders with six goals this season.