Islanders' Bo Horvat hurt in late-game collision in loss to Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens' Josh Anderson tries to deflect the puck pass New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov during the first period. Credit: AP/Graham Hughes
MONTREAL — Bo Horvat scored a late goal to extend his point streak to a career-high 10 games, then was slow to exit the ice after a late-game collision that required treatment following Saturday night’s 5-3 loss to the Canadiens at Bell Centre.
Which proves more important won’t be determined until the Islanders face the Oilers at UBS Arena on Tuesday night. Horvat appeared to be favoring his left arm.
He collided with Christian Dvorak at the Islanders’ blue line shortly before Dvorak iced the game with an empty-net goal at 19:40 of the third period.
Horvat had brought the Islanders within one as he got open near the left circle and put back the rebound of defenseman Noah Dobson’s initial shot at 14:06 of the third period.
That bested the nine-game point streak he put together in his waning days with the Canucks from Dec. 31, 2022-Jan. 18 before his trade to the Islanders on Jan. 30.
Horvat has seven goals and nine assists in his 10-game point streak and 12 goals and 18 assists in 29 games.
“He’s feeling it,” Anders Lee said. “Things are coming to him and he’s also taking advantage of those opportunities. When you got on those rolls like that, you always feel like something good is going to happen. For him to extend that with a big goal to bring us within one and give us an opportunity with some time left on the clock, another strong game.”
Horvat was unavailable for comment because he was getting treatment.
Isles files
Mathew Barzal had his point streak snapped at five games . . . Grant Hutton and Oliver Wahlstrom remained the healthy scratches . . . Goalie Semyon Varlamov fell to 6-2-2 against the Canadiens and has not won in Montreal since Oct. 15, 2011, when he was with the Avalanche.
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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