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Islanders defeat Ducks, 3-2, for first back-to-back win of the season
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ondrej Palat, Viktor Eklundand Simon Holmstromscored first-period goals and the New York Islanders beat the Anaheim Ducks, 3-2, on Tuesday night for their second-straight victory.
Ilya Sorokinmade 15 saves to help the Islanders improve to 3-0-1 in their last four games.
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Frank Vatranoand Alex Killornscored for Anaheim, which lost its fourth-straight game. Lukas Dostalfinished with 22 saves.
Palat opened the scoring with 6:21 left in the first period. Jean-Gabriel Pageaufound Palat streaking toward the net, and the forward fired a wrist shot past Dostal.
Eklund doubled the lead less than three minutes later. Emil Heinemanfloated a wrist shot from the blue line, and Eklund corralled the loose puck and buried it for his second goal of the season.
Vatrano pulled the Ducks within a goal 49 seconds later, lifting a backhander past Sorokin off a feed from A.J. Greer.
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Holmstrom restored New York's two-goal advantage with a power-play goal with 1:18 left in the first, deflecting Mathew Schaefer's shot from the point past Dostal.
Killorn pulled Anaheim within a goal with 2:40 remaining in the third.
Up next
Ducks: At New Jersey Thursday night.
Islanders: Host Los Angeles on Thursday night.
