Rapid Recap: Islanders 4, Red Wings 1

A big third period powered the New York Islanders to a big 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday afternoon.
The Islanders scored four third period goals, getting a pair from Anders Lee, as well as goals from Zach Parise and Kyle Palmieri (PPG), breaking through after controlling much of the play through the opening 40 minutes.
Parise and Lee scored two goals in 2:28 seconds to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead early in the third period to turn the momentum, with Palmieri and Lee scored goals 1:40 apart late in the period to seal it.
Dylan Larkin's power-play goal was Detroit's lone tally.
With the win, the Islanders (72 points) now have a seven-point cushion over the Red Wings (65 points). Detroit still has three games in hand, but with Saturday's win, the Islanders would still be ahead of Detroit, even if Detroit wins all three of their games in hand.

THE SCORING

1st Period:
No scoring.
2nd Period:
18:59 - DET 1, NYI 0 PPG - The Red Wings work the puck down low to Dylan Larkin at the side of the net. Larkin collects the puck turns and beats Ilya Sorokin far side for a power-play goal.
3rd Period:
2:11 - NYI 1, DET 1 - Sebastian Aho skates the puck from the Islanders' zone into Detroit's where he dishes to Kyle Palmieri. Palmieri's shot deflects off Aho and goalie Magnus Hellberg before Zach Parise buries the rebound for his 16th goal of the season.

4:39 - NYI 2, DET 1 - Casey Cizikas wins an offensive zone draw back to Hudson Fasching, whose shot is tipped by Anders Lee driving to the net.

15:41 - NYI 3, DET 1 PPG - Kyle Palmieri deflects Noah Dobson's one-timer past Hellberg for his 10th goal of the season.

17:21 - NYI 4, DET 1 - Lee nets his second goal of the game, snapping a Josh Bailey feed past Hellberg. The two goals mark Lee's 23rd and 24th of the season and his 23rd point (12G, 11A) in 24 games against the Red Wings.

NOTEBOOK:

The Islanders are 4-1-1 in their last six games, allowing eight goals over that span... Saturday marked the Islanders eighth third period comeback win of the season this season... Parise's 16th goal of the season surpasses his total from last season (15)... Pierre Engvall skated 17:26 in his Islanders debut with five shot attempts (two on net, one blocked and two missed). Engvall skated on a line with Anders Lee and Bo Horvat... Engvall also skated one minute on the penalty kill... Ryan Pulock skated a team-high 22:19 with a team-high five shots on goal... Alexander Romanov had a team-high four hits... Horvat won 12-of-15 faceoffs (80%)... The Islanders won 68% of their faceoffs on Saturday (28-of-41)...

GOALTENDING BATTLE:

Ilya Sorokin stopped 22 of 23 for the win.
Magnus Hellberg stopped 32 of 36 for the loss.

SPECIAL TEAMS:

The Islanders power play went 1-for-2 while the penalty kill went 2-for-3.

IMAGE OF THE GAME:

NEXT GAME:

The Islanders take on the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night at UBS Arena. Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m.