Schaefer lifts Islanders past Wild in overtime
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Interstat) — Matthew Schaefer scored his second goal of the game on a wrist shot 33 seconds into overtime, lifting the New York Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild in an NHL game Thursday night at Grand Casino Arena. Schaefer finished with two goals, one assist, six shots and two hits. Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves for the Islanders, who improved to 7-6. Minnesota fell to 9-6. Joel Eriksson Ek opened the scoring for Minnesota in the first period. Schaefer tied it in the first, Bo Horvat gave the Islanders a second-period lead, and Quinn Hughes answered for Minnesota. Adam Pelech scored in the third period before Matt Boldy tied it. Schaefer then won it in overtime. Quinn Hughes had a goal and assist for Minnesota. Matt Boldy scored once, and Ryan Hartman added an assist. Attendance was 18,155.