Recap: Senators vs Islanders

Join us on Friday, Nov. 24 when the Ottawa Senators return to Canadian Tire Centre to host the New York Islanders in their second meeting this season! Get your tickets here!

Fans at Friday's game will be treated to the first concert of the year for the Senators concert series when Jade Eagleson takes the stage during both intermissions!

During the first meeting this season at UBS Arena, the Senators mounted a furious comeback from down 2-0 to tie the game 2-2 before the Islanders scored just under seven minutes into the third period and held on for the 3-2 victory. Last season, the Senators took two of the three games including a thrilling shootout victory at UBS Arena in their final meeting of the year.

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Head coach D.J. Smith mentioned to the media today that Joonas Korpisalo will be day-to-day as he deals with soreness. As a result the team recalled goaltender Mads Sogaard from Belleville as well as forward Matthew Highmore.

Here is how the Senators are set to line up tonight at Canadian Tire Centre:

The puck has dropped and Sens vs Islanders is live!

Penalty: Ryan Pulock is called for tripping Brady Tkachuk with 10:23 to play in the period and the Senators are set to take the first man advantage of the evening.

Goal: Drake Batherson turns and fires from the slot on a pass from Brady Tkachuk to convert on the power play and open the scoring at the 10:25 mark. 1-0 Sens

Goal: Kyle Palmieri puts home a wrist shot at the 13:55 mark to tie this game up at one a piece.

Penalty: *Bo Horvat hooks Mathieu Joseph with 4:10 remaining and the Sens are back on the power play.

The Islanders kill this one off.

After 20 minutes of fairly even play the first period comes to an end tied 1-1.

Goal: Parker Kelly scores a goal from the slot to regain the lead. 2-1 Sens

Islanders challenge the goal for an offside entry.

Goal is overturned back to 1-1.

Goal: Oliver Wahlstrom pots a wrist shot to give the Islanders the lead with 14:28 to play in the second. 2-1 Islanders.

Penalty: Parker Kelly is called for high sticking with 11:38 remaining in the period.

Goal: Matthew Barzal converts with 31 seconds remaining on the power play at the 9:51 mark. 3-1 Islanders

Goal: Islanders win the opening face-off and Anders Lee scores another goal just six seconds after Barzal. 4-1 Islanders

Goal: Tim Stützle pots a goal from the slot off a feed from Mathieu Joseph at the 10:53 mark of the period. 4-2 Islanders

Goal: Drake Batherson converts after a tic-tac-toe passing play between Mathieu Joseph, Tim Stützle and himself to make it a one-goal game with 8:17 left to play. 4-3 Islanders

Goal: After a series of odd bounces after a shot from Simon Holstrom the puck finds it's way to the back of the net for an Islanders goal. 5-3 Islanders with 14:44 to play.

Penalty: Senators regain the man advantage as Mathew Barzal is called for slashing Tim Stützle with 6:13 left in the game.

Islanders kill off another penalty to keep it 5-3.

Senators pull the goaltender for the extra man for the final two minutes.

This one ends 5-3.

Watch the full game recap below: