Hockey Club 5-4 Islanders (Oct. 10, 2024) Game Recap

NEW YORK – Josh Doan tied the game with 1:54 left and Dylan Guenther scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give Utah a 5-4 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

Doan tied the game 13 seconds after Islanders rookie Max Tsyplakov scored his first career goal, giving New York a 4-3 lead.

Lawson Crouse and Barrett Hayton also scored and Connor Ingram stopped 21 shots to help Utah improve to 2-0 in his first season in Salt Lake City after transferring from Arizona. Utah beat Chicago 5-2 at home on Tuesday night.

Anthony Duclair, Bo Horvat and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored for New York in the opening game. Semyon Varlamov made 21 saves.

Takeaways

Islanders: Duclair, New York's big offseason signing, got off to a good start at the helm alongside Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat. He had one goal and one assist.

Utah: Günther scored his third and fourth goals of the season. The 21-year-old forward was drafted ninth overall in 2021.

Key moment

Ingram stopped Horvat's one-timer with 6:53 left in the third period, while Utah converted a four-minute high-stick penalty and the game ended in a 3-3 tie.

Key statistics

Three of Utah's four scorers – Crouse, Hayton and Guenther – also scored in the opening game.

Next

Utah: At the New York Rangers on Saturday evening.

Islanders: At Dallas on Saturday night.

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