Islanders' Brock Nelson, left, celebrates his game-winning goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets with teammate Nick Leddy during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. Photo Credit: AP/Jay LaPrete
COLUMBUS, Ohio — First periods have been problematic for the Islanders. But so, too, have the Islanders consistently played better over the course of games.
Not on this Saturday night.
Yet, it still all worked for the Islanders, who perked up late in the third period and beat the Blue Jackets, 3-2, in overtime at Nationwide Arena.
The Islanders took the opening draw of overtime and kept the puck in the Blue Jackets’ zone, with Nick Leddy feeding Brock Nelson for the winner just 33 seconds in.