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Comeback Is for Naught as Islanders Hand Wild First Home Loss
Schaefer finished with three points as the Islanders improved to 7-4-2 and won their second straight.
- On Thursday, New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer scored his second goal of the game 33 seconds into overtime, securing a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena.
- Finishing their three-game road trip with a 2-1-0 record, the Islanders handed the Central Division-leading Minnesota Wild their first home loss of the season.
- Defenseman Adam Pelech scored his first goal in 32 games to give New York a 3-2 lead, while goalie Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves to maintain the margin.
- Recording three points in the win, Schaefer extended his point streak to six games, moving into sixth place in NHL history for points by a teenage defenseman with 71.
- Following an upper-body injury to Defenseman Ryan Pulock, the Islanders prepare to host the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday at UBS Arena.
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Matthew Schaefer's overtime winner lifts Islanders over Wild
·London, United Kingdom
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Schaefer scores his 2nd goal of the game in OT to lift Islanders past Wild, 4-3
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matthew Schaefer scored his second goal of the game on a wrist shot at 33 seconds of overtime to give the New York Islanders a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Total News Sources30
Leaning Left6Leaning Right9Center12Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Center
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources are Center
45% Center
L 22%
C 45%
R 33%
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