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10/29 21:54 CDT Schaefer scores his 2nd goal of the game in OT to lift
Islanders past Wild, 4-3
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.
Schaefer beat goalie Jesper Wallstedt from the right circle on a break.
Schaefer also had an assist, Bo Horvat scored a power-play goal and Adam Pelech
also connected for for New York. Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves.
Joel Eriksson Ek, Quinn Hughes and Matt Boldy scored for Central
Division-leading Minnesota, with Boldy tying it at 3 with 3:53 left in
regulation.
Wallstedt stopped 22 shots.
The Islanders won their second straight to improve to 7-4-2. The Wild dropped
to 9-4-2. They had won three in a row.
Up next
Islanders: Host Edmonton on Saturday.
Wild: At Washington on Sunday.
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