Rapid Recap: Blue Jackets 3, Islanders 2 OT

The New York Islanders earned a point, but left one on the table, falling 3-2 in overtime to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
Scott Mayfield and Mathew Barzal scored for the Islanders, but Patrik Laine's OT winner propelled the Blue Jackets to the win 1:49 into the extra frame. Boone Jenner and Cole Sillinger also scored for Columbus, netting a pair of goals 33 seconds apart near the end of the second period.
The loss drops the Islanders to 1-2-1 on the season, while Columbus improved to 3-1-0 on the season.
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THE SCORING
1st Period:
No scoring
2nd Period:
10:35 - NYI 1, CBJ 0 - Scott Mayfield pinches off the blue line, skates to the front of the net and puts a shot off Sean Kuraly's stick and through Elvis Merzlikins' pads. The goal is Mayfield's first of the season and the first tally from an Islanders defenseman.
18:00 - NYI 1, CBJ 1 PP - Boone Jenner gets the second deflection on a Jakub Voracek shot that beats Ilya Sorokin. Oliver Bjorkstrand gets the first tip on Voracek's shot.
18:33 - CBJ 2, NYI 1 - Columbus takes the lead 33 seconds after tying the score, as Cole Sillinger scores his first-career NHL goal. Sillinger skates to the front of the net undetected before burying in a Vladislav Gavrikov feed. Bjorkstrand with the second assist.
3rd Period:
5:03 - NYI 2, CBJ 2 - Mathew Barzal ties the score 2-2, wiring a wrist shot upstairs on Merzlikins. Assists to Noah Dobson and Matt Martin. Barzal's goal comes on his eighth shot of the game.
OT:
1:49 - CBJ 3, NYI 2 - Patrik Laine snaps a wrist shot blocker side past Sorokin to seal it for Columbus.

SPECIAL TEAMS:
Islanders PP 0-for-3
Blue Jackets PP 1-for-4
GOALTENDING BATTLE:
Ilya Sorokin: 29 saves on 32 shots
Elvin Merzlikins: 34 saves on 36 shots
NOTEBOOK:
Anders Lee returned to the lineup after missing one game with an illness... JG Pageau missed Thursday's game with an illness. In Pageau's absence, Zach Parise shifted to center and Kieffer Bellows played on his left wing... Barzal recorded a game-high 9 shots on goal and 13 total attempts... Barry Trotz shook up his defensive pairings, playing Adam Pelech with Mayfield, Zdeno Chara with Ryan Pulock and Andy Greene with Noah Dobson.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT:

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NEXT GAME:
The Islanders continue their road trip on Saturday night in Arizona, the first of a back-to-back set over the weekend. Puck drop is at 9 p.m. eastern.