Islanders' Bo Horvat extends point streak to 11 games with goal vs. Oilers
Bo Horvat #14 of the Islanders celebrates his second period goal against the Edmonton Oilers with his teammates at UBS Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 in Elmont, New York. Credit: Jim McIsaac
Bo Horvat just laughed when asked if 11 was better than 10.
He extended his career-high point streak to 11 games with his second-period power-play goal in the Islanders’ 3-1 win over the Oilers on Tuesday night at UBS Arena.
“Yeah, it’s just happening for me right now,” Horvat said. “I don’t know what else to say about it. It definitely feels good to get wins behind it and have success as a team.”
He has eight goals and 10 assists over his last 11 games.
Horvat played despite a brief scare late in Saturday night’s 5-3 loss in Montreal as he was shaken up in a collision with Christian Dvorak.
“I was just kind of uncomfortable after but everything’s fine,” said Horvat, who was able to practice on Monday. “We didn’t see each other coming.”
Gauthier leaves early
Right wing Julien Gauthier exited at 1:58 of the second period with an unspecified issue.
“I don’t have an update at all,” coach Lane Lambert said.
Not traveling
Lambert said he did not expect injured defensemen Adam Pelech (long-term injured reserve/upper body), Ryan Pulock (injured reserve/lower body) and Scott Mayfield (IR/upper body) to accompany the Islanders on their upcoming trip to Washington and Carolina, meaning the earliest any of them could return is Dec. 27 against the Penguins at UBS Arena.
Pelech was eligible to activated off LTIR on Tuesday but Lambert said last week Pelech was not close to returning. He and Mayfield did work on the ice prior to the Islanders’ morning skate.
Isles files
Semyon Varlamov is expected to start against the Capitals on Wednesday night…Defenseman Noah Dobson, with his 28th assist, is now tied with Mathew Barzal for the team lead with 33 poin . . . Brock Nelson extended his point streak to five games . . . Defenseman Grant Hutton and right wing Oliver Wahlstrom remained healthy scratches.
Andrew Gross joined Newsday in 2018 to cover the Islanders. He began reporting on the NHL in 2003 and has previously covered the Rangers and Devils. Other assignments have included the Jets, St. John’s and MLB.
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