Isles edge Ducks in OT
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - John Tavares scored his second goal 2:18 into overtime, lifting the New York Islanders to a 3-2 win over an Anaheim Ducks team minus its two best players.
The Islanders went on a power play in the extra session when Sami Vatanen elbowed Calvin de Haan. Tavares fired a wrist shot along the ice from the high slot that deflected in off the right pad of Jason LaBarbera.
Kyle Okposo also scored a power-play goal and Jaroslav Halak 32 saves for the Islanders, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Matt Beleskey and Emerson Etem had the goals for the Ducks, while LaBarbera finished with 33 saves.
Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf and leading scorer Corey Perry missed the opener of a four-game homestand with flu-like symptoms.
"We fought pretty hard and we played hard despite missing a few key guys," Beleskey said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Islanders went ahead 2-0 on Okposo's goal 10 seconds into the second period, but the lead evaporated before the intermission.
Good puck movement on an Anaheim power play resulted in Beleskey tapping in a feed from Ryan Kesler at 9:15.
"I thought we were really dictating the play until we gave up that power-play goal," said Islanders head coach Jack Capuano.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Etem beat a screened Halak with a wrist shot from between the circles with 1:09 remaining.
The Ducks had a go-ahead goal wiped out by a video review at 1:31 of the third period.
Tavares buried a rebound to open the scoring at 3:38 of the first period.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Game Notes
The Islanders make their fourth stop on a five-game road trip Thursday in Los Angeles ... The Ducks entered the game having killed 15 consecutive penalties.