Rapid Recap: Islanders 4, Devils 3

The New York Islanders won their fourth-straight game on Sunday afternoon, beating the New Jersey Devils 4-3 at Prudential Center.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau led the way with a natural hat trick and a four-point game, while Cory Schneider played his first NHL game - and recorded his first NHL win - since March 6, 2020. Kyle Palmieri (1G, 2A) and Adam Pelech (3A) each recorded three-point games.
Jesper Boqvist and Tomas Tatar scored for the Devils while Nico Daws stopped 25 of 29 in the loss.
With the win, the Isles improve to 14-4-0 in their last 18 games with the Devils, including 7-2-0 in New Jersey. The Islanders win the season series 3-1-0 and move to five games over NHL .500 for the first time this season.

Video: Pageau nets hat trick in victory over Devils

THE SCORING:

1st Period:
11:56 - NYI 1, NJD 0 - Kyle Palmieri dishes a saucer pass to JG Pageau, who beats Nico Daws five-hole to put the Islanders ahead 1-0. Adam Pelech with the secondary assist.
14:00 - NYI 2, NJD 0 PPG - Pageau cleans up an Anders Lee rebound in front of the net to put the Islanders ahead 2-0.
2nd Period:
14:58 - NYI 3, NJD 0 - Pageau completes the hat trick, posting up at the front of the net and redirecting a pass from Pelech. Palmieri with the secondary assist.
15:45 - NYI 3, NJD 1 - Jesper Boqvist answers for New Jersey, deflecting a Damon Severson point shot from high to low and past Cory Schneider.
3rd Period:
5:32 - NYI 3, NJD 2- Tomas Tatar takes a feed from Andreas Johnsson and goes upstairs glove side on Schneider to close the gap.
14:53 - NYI 4, NJD 2 - Palmieri cuts across the slot and snaps a low wrister stick side on Daws. Pageau gets the primary assist.
18:54 - NYI 4, NJD 3 - Skating six-on-five, Nico Hischier cleans up a Dawson Mercer rebound, roofing it by Schneider to make it a one-goal game.

NOTEBOOK:

Cory Schneider made his Islanders regular season debut on Sunday and played in his first NHL game since March 6, 2020… Andy Greene returned to the lineup after missing two games, drawing in for Sebastian Aho… Pageau recorded his first three-goal game of the season and his sixth multi-point game this year. Sunday marked the second career four-point game in the regular season for Pageau and first since Feb. 18, 2020 with Ottawa vs Buffalo… With an assist on Pageau's first goal, Adam Pelech recorded his 100th career point… Oliver Wahlstrom and PK Subban dropped the gloves for a second period fight that saw Subban get ejected for instigating... Devils leading goal scorer Jack Hughes left the game in the second period and did not return...

GOALTENDING MATCHUP:

Cory Schneider stopped 27 of 30 in the win, his first as an Islander and first since March 6, 2020.
Nico Daws stopped 25 of 29 in the loss.

SPECIAL TEAMS:

The Islanders went 1-3 on the power play and 2-2 on the penalty kill.

IMAGE OF THE GAME:

Tweet from @NHL\_On\_TNT: Did he just catch that hat on his stick������ Everything's coming up Pageau in New Jersey #NHLonTNT pic.twitter.com/oq7m6OGcqV

HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT:

Video: NYI@NJD: Pageau secures the natural hat trick

NEXT GAME:

The Islanders continue their five-game road trip on Tuesday night when they take on the Dallas Stars. Puck drop is at 8:30 p.m. eastern.