Bo Horvat scored a first-period short-handed goal and the Islanders clamped down from there, defeating the Jets 4-0 on Sunday. Isles
Pelech got an empty-net goal with 2:01 remaining in the contest when he banked the puck off the boards attempting to ice it.
Nelson made it a 3-0 game with just 1:19 left in the middle period. He took a pass from Zach Parise, niftily deked around Winnipeg's Kyle Connor and fired the puck past Rittich. New York doubled its advantage when Romanov's screened shot from the point made it past Rittich 4:22 into the second period.Horvat opened the scoring on the penalty kill 7:56 into the opening period. He carried the puck out of his own end and into the Jets' zone and sent a long shot that went over Rittich's right shoulder.With his goal, Nelson set a new career high of 60 points in a season. He now has 16 points in his last 17 games. ...
Newly-acquired Jet Nino Niederreiter did not dress for Sunday's contest against the Islanders. Niederreiter was addressing a visa issue, so the Jets recalled forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby. ... The Isles were missing injured forwards Mathew Barzal and Jean-Gabriel Pageau . Forward Josh Bailey returned to action after missing three games with an upper-body injury. ... The Jets had killed all 13 penalties in their last four games heading into Sunday's game. ...
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