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Neilsen ties game in 3rd, scores in shootout to lift Islanders over Senators 5-4

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    Ottawa Senators goalie Robin Lehner dives for the puck as the New York Islanders score on a shot from Frans Nielsen during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, in Calgary, Alberta. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Larry MacDougal) (The Associated Press)

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    New York Islanders center John Tavares celebrates his second-period goal in an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, in Ottawa, Ontario. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) (The Associated Press)

OTTAWA, Ontario – Frans Neilsen scored the tying goal in the third period and then netted the only goal of the shootout as the New York Islanders beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Friday night.

Neilsen moved in on goalie Robin Lehner and put a backhand in on the Islanders' second and last shot of the shootout.

The Islanders (5-5-3) outshot the Senators 57-31 and got goals from Matt Martin, John Tavares and Pierre-Marc Bouchard in regulation. Evgeni Nabokov made 27 saves for New York, which rallied from a pair of two-goal deficits.

Erik Condra, Bobby Ryan, Mika Zibanejad and Clarke MacArthur scored for the Senators (4-6-3). Lehner making the biggest contribution with 53 saves, including one off Thomas Vanek on a breakaway in overtime.