Islanders Beat Ducks 6-2 as Holmstrom Records First Career Hat Trick
ANAHEIM, California — The New York Islanders defeated the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Saturday night, November 14, at Honda Center, finishing their three-game California road trip at 2-0-1 with five of a possible six points.
Simon Holmstrom recorded the first hat trick of his career, scoring at 3:01 and 8:28 of the second period and completing it at 2:41 of the third period on a feed from Victor Eklund. Ben Hutton opened the scoring at 1:55, Bo Horvat added a power-play goal and an assist, and Mitchell Chaffee scored at 10:28 of the second period as New York scored four times in the period to lead 5-1.
Matthew Schaefer recorded three assists for the first time in his career. Goaltender Semyon Varlamov made 26 saves for his second win of the season, and Mathew Barzal had an assist in his season debut.
Nikita Nesterenko and Cutter Gauthier scored for Anaheim, with Gauthier extending his goal streak to eight games and his point streak to 10. Lukas Dostal made 19 saves. The Ducks lost their second straight game after a five-game winning streak.
New York earned a point for the fourth consecutive game and returns home to UBS Arena to face the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Source: NHL
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Photo: 图：纽约岛人前锋 Bo Horvat 身穿岛人球衣比赛的资料照片，本场他贡献一球一助攻。来源：Jenn G，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 2.0。 / Photo: New York Islanders forward Bo Horvat in an Islanders uniform in a file photo; he had a goal and an assist in this game. Source: Jenn G, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
