New Jersey Devils vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Thursday, January 21, 2021 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Devils 35-31.
Jordan Eberle scored twice. Mathew Barzal, Nathan Bastian and Brock Nelson also scored.
Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves on 31 shots for the win; Scott Wedgewood stopped 31 of 35.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Mathew Barzal (2)Josh Bailey (1), Noah Dobson (2)0–104:43 NYI
Jordan Eberle (1)Anders Lee (1), Mathew Barzal (1)0–219:39 NYI
2nd period
Nathan Bastian (1)Ty Smith (3)1–202:10 NJD
3rd period
- Jordan Eberle (2)Noah Dobson (3), Mathew Barzal (2)1–301:56 NYI · PPG
Brock Nelson (2)Nick Leddy (3), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (1)1–405:16 NYI · PPG
Team stats
NJDNYI
31Shots on goal35
37%Faceoff %63%
0/1Power play2/3
6Penalty minutes2
24Hits21
14Blocked shots22
11Giveaways11
0Takeaways1
Penalties
- 2nd 08:45
Brock Nelson · holding2 min - 2nd 13:45
Ty Smith · hooking2 min - 3rd 01:34Travis Zajac · hooking2 min
- 3rd 03:44Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 14Nathan BastianR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:48 |
| 24Ty SmithD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:39 |
| 11Andreas JohnssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:09 |
| 17Yegor SharangovichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:53 |
| 19Travis ZajacC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:27 |
| 20Michael McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:34 |
| 21Kyle PalmieriC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:39 |
| 37Pavel ZachaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:45 |
| 44Miles WoodL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:33 |
| 59Janne KuokkanenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:11 |
| 86Jack HughesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 |
| 90Jesper BoqvistC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 |
| 97Nikita GusevL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 14:29 |
| 7Matt TennysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:29 |
| 22Ryan MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:38 |
| 28Damon SeversonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 21:53 |
| 70Dmitry KulikovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:03 |
| 76P.K. SubbanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 22:40 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eric ComrieG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Scott WedgewoodG | L | 35 | 31 | 4 | .886 | 60:00 |
New York Islanders
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 18:30 |
| 7Jordan EberleC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16:58 |
| 8Noah DobsonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 20:24 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:38 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:59 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:43 |
| 44Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:31 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:26 |
| 18Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:49 |
| 20Kieffer BellowsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:34 |
| 32Ross JohnstonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:15 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:46 |
| 3Adam PelechD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:23 |
| 4Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:17 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 18:54 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SorokinG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Semyon VarlamovG | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 59:47 |