New York Islanders vs Minnesota Wild
Regular season · Tuesday, February 23, 2016 · Xcel Energy Center
SN · FS-N · FS-WI · MSG+ 2
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Xcel Energy Center.
Frans Nielsen scored twice. Matt Martin, Chris Porter and John Tavares also scored.
Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves on 31 shots for the win; Devan Dubnyk stopped 27 of 30.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Matt Martin (7)Steve Bernier (3), Casey Cizikas (15)1–001:36 NYI
Frans Nielsen (17)John Tavares (26), Anders Lee (16)2–012:15 NYI · PPG
2nd period
Chris Porter (4)Mikael Granlund (26), Marco Scandella (11)2–119:33 MIN
3rd period
John Tavares (23)Anders Lee (17), Kyle Okposo (31)3–102:42 NYI · PPG- Frans Nielsen (18)Unassisted4–117:14 NYI · SHG · EN
Team stats
NYIMIN
31Shots on goal31
58%Faceoff %42%
2/3Power play0/5
10Penalty minutes6
15Hits13
22Blocked shots6
4Giveaways8
5Takeaways4
Penalties
- 1st 03:00
Nikolay Kulemin · high sticking2 min - 1st 06:57Anders Lee · hooking2 min
- 1st 11:55
Jason Pominville · hooking2 min - 2nd 07:51Kyle Okposo · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 11:23Nino Niederreiter · tripping2 min
- 3rd 01:56Erik Haula · hooking2 min
- 3rd 10:05Johnny Boychuk · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 16:05John Tavares · delaying game puck over glass2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 27Anders LeeC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:54 |
| 51Frans NielsenC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 17:40 |
| 91John TavaresC | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 17:24 |
| 16Steve BernierR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 09:51 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:19 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:29 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:06 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:24 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:12 |
| 18Ryan StromeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 15:17 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:10 |
| 86Nikolay KuleminL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:12 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:49 |
| 3Travis HamonicD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25:35 |
| 14Thomas HickeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:22 |
| 28Marek ZidlickyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:28 |
| 37Brian StraitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:52 |
| 55Johnny BoychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:56 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas GreissG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Jaroslav HalakG | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 60:00 |
Minnesota Wild
| 7Chris PorterL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 08:16 |
| 64Mikael GranlundC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:10 |
| 6Marco ScandellaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:27 |
| 3Charlie CoyleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:15 |
| 9Mikko KoivuC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:36 |
| 11Zach PariseL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:28 |
| 14Justin FontaineR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:28 |
| 18Ryan CarterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:54 |
| 19Jarret StollC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 |
| 22Nino NiederreiterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:41 |
| 26Thomas VanekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 17:31 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:11 |
| 56Erik HaulaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:44 |
| 4Mike ReillyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:52 |
| 5Christian FolinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 |
| 20Ryan SuterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 26:09 |
| 24Mathew DumbaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:40 |
| 46Jared SpurgeonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:13 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Darcy KuemperG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Devan DubnykG | L | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 59:50 |