Rapid Recap: Islanders 4, Penguins 3 OT

The New York Islanders employed a powerful, third period comeback win to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in overtime, sweeping the series 4-0 for the first time in franchise history.
Anders Lee (2G), Hudson Fasching and Brock Nelson (GWG) powered the offense for the Islanders, while Jason Zucker, Jake Guentzel and Josh Archibald scored for the Penguins.
Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves in the win and recorded a point on Nelson's game-winning goal, while Tristan Jarry stopped 24 shots in the loss.
The Islanders hold onto the first wild card spot with 76 points, creating a two-point gap between the Penguins (74 points) who have three games in-hand and hold the second wild card in the tight standings of the Eastern Conference.

THE SCORING:
1st Period:
5:23 - NYI 1, PIT 0 - The Islanders jump on the board on the power play early into the game. Brock Nelson sends the puck around the boards, which is scooped up by Kyle Palmieri and passed to Bo Horvat, who fires a shot on goal initially stopped by Tristan Jarry. Horvat collects his own rebound and slides it back to Anders Lee, who shovels it home to open the scoring.

11:07 - NYI 1, PIT 1 - The puck was dumped into the corner in the Islanders zone and recovered at the point by Marcus Pettersson, who launches a shot and finds Jake Guentzel for the deflection to beat a screened Ilya Sorokin. Sidney Crosby picks up the secondary assist.
18:24 - PIT 2, NYI 1 - The Penguins take the lead late in the first frame. Evgeni Malkin circles behind the net and sets up Jason Zucker in the slot with a backhand feed to beat Sorokin clean. Jeff Petry records the secondary assist.
2nd Period:
10:49 -PIT 3, NYI 1 - Brian Dumoulin's long-range shot makes its way through traffic and finds Josh Archibald in front of the net, who scores with a deflection. Petry picks up his second point of the night with the secondary assist on the play.
3rd Period:
14:31 - PIT 3, NYI 2 - Hudson Fasching drives to the crease and jams the puck past Jarry to get the Islanders within one. Casey Cizikas and Sebastian Aho collect assists.

18:35 PIT 3, NYI 3 - The Islanders apply pressure in the offensive zone with the Islanders net empty. Anders Lee redirects a shot from Noah Dobson for his second goal of the night, erasing the two-goal deficit and pushing overtime. Brock Nelson picks up the secondary helper.

Overtime:
2:13 - NYI 4, PIT 3 Brock Nelson rushes down the ice on a breakaway and snipes a shot past Jarry to win the contest in the extra frame. Ilya Sorokin tallies the sole assist, marking his first point of his career.

NOTEBOOK:
The Islanders battled back in the third frame for the third consecutive game against the Penguins... Brock Nelson's overtime winner marked his sixth game-winner of the season, a career high... Hudson Fasching scored for a second consecutive game to extend his point streak to a career-long three games, with four points (2G, 2A) over that span... With his 25th goal of the season, Anders Lee scored his 10th and 11th goal in his last 19 games. Ilya Sorokin tallied a goalie point for the first time in his career... The captain has seven goals against the Penguins this season... Bo Horvat went 16-for-26 in the dot (62%)... Casey Cizikas recorded 4:50 shorthanded ice time, his third highest on the season... Scott Mayfield took three minor penalties and led the team in hits with seven... Kyle Palmieri took a team-high five shots.
GOALTENDING MATCHUP:
Ilya Sorokin stopped 33-of-36 in the win.
Tristan Jarry stopped 24-of-28 in the loss.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders power play went 1-for-4, while the penalty kill went 3-for-3.
IMAGE OF THE GAME:
Tweet from @NYIslanders: #ISLESNATION, HOW WE FEELING?! pic.twitter.com/cgwHl3Hjqs
NEXT GAME:
The Islanders return back home to host the Washington Capitals on Saturday for another key wild card matchup. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m.