Bo Horvat scored three goals — including a short-handed equalizer and a late power-play game-winner — to propel the New York Islanders to their first victory of the season, a 4-2 comeback win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night at UBS Arena.
Seven seconds after Trent Frederic’s high-sticking penalty on rookie Matthew Schaefer, Horvat buried a feed from Mathew Barzal with 4:46 remaining to send the Long Island crowd into a roar. Horvat completed the hat trick with an empty-netter in the final seconds, punctuating a night when the Islanders finally found the finishing touch that had eluded them in an 0-3 start.