New York Islanders
Current season record
7–4–2 · 16 pts
Wins–losses–overtime losses · 2026-27
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New York Islanders vs Ottawa Senators — Sunday, December 8, 2024 Game Analysis
New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. Final.
Game Analysis
Canadian Tire Centre
- USMSGSN
- CanadaTSN, RDS
OTT
- Adam Gaudette (13)
- PPJosh Norris (12)
NYI
- PPAnders Lee (12)
- Kyle MacLean (2)
- PPKyle Palmieri (11)
- ENBo Horvat (7)
New York Islanders vs Ottawa Senators Game Summary — Sunday, December 8, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.
New York Islanders defeated Ottawa Senators 4–2. The game was played at Canadian Tire Centre.
A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.
New York Islanders vs Ottawa Senators Game Analysis — Sunday, December 8, 2024
By Hockey in 60
New York Islanders won despite being outshot 31–13. Ottawa Senators generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. New York Islanders scored on 30.8% of its shots, compared with 6.5% for Ottawa Senators. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.
New York Islanders converted 2 of 2 power plays (100.0%); Ottawa Senators converted 1 of 3 power plays (33.3%). The 1-goal net power-play edge accounted for part of the 2-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.
Ottawa Senators won 62.7% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.
Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.
New York Islanders vs Ottawa Senators Official Game Highlights — Sunday, December 8, 2024
New York Islanders vs Ottawa Senators Game Statistics — Sunday, December 8, 2024
| Statistic | New York Islanders | Ottawa Senators |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 13 | 31 |
| Power-play goals | 2 | 1 |
| Power-play opportunities | 2 | 3 |
| Power-play conversion (%) | 100.0 | 33.3 |
| Faceoffs won (%) | 37.3 | 62.7 |
| Hits | 25 | 16 |
| Blocked shots | 21 | 10 |
| Takeaways | 2 | 2 |
| Giveaways | 15 | 12 |
| Penalty minutes | 6 | 4 |
Source: ESPN game statistics.
Scoring and goaltending
New York Islanders won 4–2 at Canadian Tire Centre.
Who scored
- Adam Gaudette Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Gregor (2), Tim Stützle (23)
- Anders Lee Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (12), Kyle Palmieri (11)
- Kyle MacLean Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Dennis Cholowski (5), Pierre Engvall (3)
- Josh Norris Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Drake Batherson (19), Tim Stützle (24)
- Kyle Palmieri Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Anders Lee (11), Noah Dobson (13)
- Bo Horvat Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goalies
- Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 of 31 for New York Islanders.
- Anton Forsberg stopped 9 of 12 for Ottawa Senators.
Kyle Palmieri Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Anders Lee (11), Noah Dobson (13) That made the score 3–2 in the 3rd, and New York Islanders stayed ahead.