Rapid Recap: Islanders 3, Blackhawks 0

The New York Islanders got three goals at five-on-five to bust out of a two-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night at UBS Arena.
Matt Martin put the Islanders ahead 1-0 in the second period, but Zach Parise and Brock Nelson widened the gulf with a pair of strikes 43 seconds apart in the middle frame. Semyon Varlamov made 21 saves for his first shutout of the season and 37th of his career.
In the process, the Islanders swept the season series with the Blackhawks.

THE SCORING:

1st Period
No scoring
2nd Period
8:58 - NYI 1, CHI 0 - The puck pinballs in front of the net to Matt Martin, who sweeps it by Arvid Soderblom. Casey Cizikas and Scott Mayfield with the assists.

14:31 - NYI 2, CHI 0 - Zach Parise tips an Adam Pelech point shot through his legs and through Soderblom. Ryan Pulock with the secondary assist.

15:14 - NYI 3, CHI 0 - Anthony Beauvillier feeds Brock Nelson for a one-timer and Nelson buries his team-leading 12th goal of the season. Anders Lee picks up the secondary assist.

3rd Period
No scoring.

NOTEBOOK:

Anthony Beauvillier recorded his 200th career point with an assist on Nelson's goal... Hudson Fasching made his Islanders debut, skating 13:04 with two shots on a line with Matt Martin and Casey Cizikas... Cizikas fought Reese Johnson in the first period, marking Cizikas' first fight since tangling with Brandon Tanev on Feb. 18, 2021... The Islanders scored a five-on-five goal for the first time since Nov. 26... The Islanders scored two goals in under a minute in the second period, marking the fourth time this season they'd scored two goals in under a minute... The Islanders recorded 40+ shots for a second straight game, outshooting the Blackhawks 40-21... Beauvillier had a team-high five shots... Matt Martin and Alex Romanov each had a team-high five hits... Pulock had a team-high 21:41 TOI...

GOALTENDING BATTLE:

Semyon Varlamov stopped all 21 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season.
Arvid Soderblom stopped 37 of 40 shots in the loss.

SPECIAL TEAMS:

The Islanders went 0-for-2 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill.

IMAGE OF THE GAME:

HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT:

NEXT GAME:

The Islanders wrap up their three-game Central Division homestand against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m.