Jake Allen made 20 saves on 25 shots during 40 minutes of playing time for Montreal. Sam Montembeault relieved Allen after the second period and made 10 saves on shots during 18:17 TOI for the Canadiens. Nick Suzuki (shorthanded) and Tyler Toffoli (power play) scored Montreal's two goals.
With the win, the Islanders extended their point streak to six games (4-0-2).
THE SCORING:
First Period:
4:14 - NYI 1, MTL 0 - Brock Nelson opened up the scoring as he came off the bench, collected a pass and deked past Jake Allen to give the Islanders an early 1-0 lead. Kyle Palmieri and Anthony Beauvillier picked up the assists on Nelson's goal.
Second Period:
3:31 - NYI 2, MTL 0 - Oliver Wahlstrom notched his fifth goal of the season as he sniped a wrister from the slot past Montreal goalie Jake Allen. Casey Cizikas earned the sole assist.
12:25 - NYI 3, MTL 0 -Brock Nelson scored his second goal of the game as he buried a rebound. Kyle Palmieri and Anthony Beauvillier collected assists.
15:23 - NYI 4, MTL 0 - Brock Nelson completed his hat trick as he buried his third goal of the night. Nelson buried a feed from Anthony Beauvillier off an odd-man rush. Beauvillier registered the sole assist on the goal.
18:08 - NYI 5, MTL 0 - Jean-Gabriel Pageau extended the Islanders' lead up to 5-0 as he buried a pass from Zach Parise. Ryan Pulock also earned an assist on the goal.
Third Period:
15:20 - NYI 5, MTL 1, SHG - Nick Suzuki robbed Ilya Sorokin of the shutout as he scored Montreal's first goal of the game on the penalty kill for the Canadiens. David Savard tallied the assist on the goal.
17:04 - NYI 5, MTL 2 PPG -Tyler Toffoli notched Montreal's second goal of the game as he converted on the power play. Christian Dvorak and Nick Suzuki picked up the assists.
19:41 - NYI 6, MTL 2, ENG -Brock Nelson scored his fourth goal of the game on the empty net. Zach Parise and Jean-Gabriel Pageau earned the assists.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders were 0-for-3 on the power play and 2-for-3 on the penalty kill.
The Canadiens were 1-for-3 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.
GOALTENDING BATTLE:
Ilya Sorkin made 36 saves on 38 shots for the Islanders.
Jake Allen made 20 saves on 25 shots during 40 minutes of playing time for Montreal. Sam Montembeault relieved Allen after the second period and made 10 saves on shots during 18:17 TOI for the Canadiens.
NOTEBOOK:
Brock Nelson recorded his third-career hat trick and first ever four-goal game in the NHL… Ilya Sorokin made his eighth start of the season in net and earned his fourth win of the season… Goaltender Semyon Varlamov backed up Sorokin for the second-straight game… The Islanders are now 4-1-2 when scoring first and are 0-1-0 when allowing the opening goal… Islanders President and General Manager Lou Lamoriello became just the third GM in NHL History to reach the 2,600 regular-season game milestone... With the victory, the Islanders extended their point streak to six games (4-0-2).
HIGHLIGHT OF THE GAME:
Video: NYI@MTL: Nelson scores a trio for his third hat trick
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