Rapid Recap: Islanders 2, Blues 1

It was chippy. It was physical and it was a grind, but the New York Islanders picked up two points in a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday afternoon at UBS Arena.
It was a game that saw the Islanders block more shots (24) than put on net (20) and have two goals overturned, but regardless they snapped a two-game losing streak in the process.
Oliver Wahlstrom and Brock Nelson scored, while Ilya Sorokin made 27 saves for the win. While Sorokin's shutout bid was stolen by Robert Thomas with 2:52 to play, the Islanders netminder was clutch in the closing two minutes with St. Louis surging.

THE SCORING:
1st Period:
6:36 - NYI 1, STL 0 - Oliver Wahlstrom scores from the side of the net as he banks a shot off Jordan Binnington from a sharp angle. The goal snaps an 11-game drought for Wahlstrom. Adam Pelech and Ryan Pulock with the assists.
2nd Period:
1:04 - NYI 2, STL 0 PPG - Noah Dobson fakes a shot and freezes the Blues penalty killers before feeding Brock Nelson for his team-leading 20th goal of the season.
3rd Period:
17:08 - NYI 2, STL 1 - Robert Thomas stuffs a sharp-angled shot in on Sorokin at the side of the net.

NOTEBOOK:
Zdeno Chara was honored prior to Saturday's game for setting the games played record for defensemen... Chara was placed on IR prior to the game retroactive to Feb. 26... Anders Lee missed the game due to personal reasons... Otto Koivula and Parker Wotherspoon were recalled from Bridgeport. Koivula played 7:29... Nelson scored 20 goals for the sixth time in his NHL career... Kyle Palmieri had a goal challenged and overturned by St. Louis in the first period due to goaltender interference and a second in the third period due to a high stick. It marked the fourth and fifth successful challenges for an opponent against the Islanders this season...
GOALTENDING BATTLE:
Ilya Sorokin stopped 27 of 28 in the win.
Jordan Binnington stopped 18 of 20 in the loss.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders went 1-for-3 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
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HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY:

NEXT GAME:
The Islanders six-game homestand continues on Monday night as they host the Colorado Avalanche. Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m.