Islanders Carry 3-2 Edge Despite Forsberg’s Power-Play Strike

The New York Islanders carry a 3-2 lead into the second intermission and hold a 17-13 edge in shots, though Nashville leads 19-15 in hits. Brayden Schenn (1G, 1 point, 1 shot, +1, 2 hits) and Anthony Duclair (1G, 1 point, 1 shot) have scored for New York; Tony DeAngelo (1A, 1 point, 2 shots, +1) and Simon Holmstrom (1A, 1 point, 2 shots, +1) have assists. Alexander Kerfoot (1G, 1 point, 3 shots, +1) and Filip Forsberg (1G, 1 point, 1 shot, -1, 4 hits) have answered for Nashville, with Forsberg’s goal on the power play; Nils Hoglander also has an assist (1 point, 2 shots, +1). Semyon Varlamov has 11 saves on 13 shots (.846 save percentage), while Juuse Saros has 14 saves on 17 shots (.824); Nashville has one power-play goal, and New York has none.