EDMONTON – Ilya Sorokin recorded a 35-save shutout because the New York Islanders narrowly bought previous the Edmonton Oilers 1-0 on Thursday.
Anthony Duclair scored for the Islanders (26-16-5), who’ve gained 4 of their final six.
The Oilers (23-17-8) have misplaced three of their final 4 contests.
Connor Ingram recorded 17 saves in web for Edmonton.
TAKEAWAYS
Islanders: Taking part in in his 576th sport, Matthew Barzal picked up an help to hit 500 factors in his profession. New York’s main scorer now has eight factors in his final six video games.
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Oilers: Connor McDavid’s level streak, the longest within the NHL this season, ended at a career-best 20 video games, throughout which he recorded 19 targets and 27 assists. He joined Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey as the one three gamers in Oilers franchise historical past to place collectively some extent streak of no less than 20 video games.
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KEY MOMENT
The Islanders lastly broke the scoreless impasse on the facility play with 6:18 remaining within the third body on simply their second shot of the interval as Calum Ritchie despatched a backhand go to Duclair and he rifled residence his ninth of the season.
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It as a uncommon win in Edmonton for the Islanders who had misplaced the final six journeys to city courting again to March 7, 2017. The Oilers got here into the sport with a 12-1-0 report (41 targets for, 23 targets allowed) at residence in opposition to them because the 2007-08 season.
UP NEXT
Islanders: Play the fifth sport of a seven-game journey in Calgary on Saturday.
Oilers: Make a fast journey to Vancouver to face the Canucks on Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 15, 2026.
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