{"id":141095,"date":"2017-12-22T01:56:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T06:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=141095"},"modified":"2017-12-22T01:56:10","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T06:56:10","slug":"lindholm-completes-hat-trick-in-ot-as-ducks-beat-isles-5-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/22\/lindholm-completes-hat-trick-in-ot-as-ducks-beat-isles-5-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindholm completes hat trick in OT as Ducks beat Isles 5\u20144"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK \u2014 On most nights, Hampus Lindholm is not a huge threat to score. But the Anaheim Ducks defenceman was in the right place three times Thursday.<\/p>\n

Lindholm completed his first career hat trick with a goal 4:03 into overtime, and Anaheim snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-4 comeback victory over the New York Islanders.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018I had some room and a good shooting angle and it went in,\u2019\u2018 the 23-year-old Lindholm said. \u2018\u2018We really dug deep. It was good to get a win.\u2019\u2018<\/p>\n

Ryan Miller made 22 saves for the Ducks, sending New York to its fourth loss in five games. It was the fourth win this season for the 37-year-old backup.<\/p>\n

Anaheim tied the game with Miller pulled for an extra skater when Rickard Rakell scored at 18:45 of the third period. Brandon Montour and captain Ryan Getzlaf assisted. Getzlaf had four assists overall and has points in five games since returning from a facial fracture.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018It’s always nice to have your big guys step up,\u2019\u2018 Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said.<\/p>\n

Andrew Ladd put the Islanders ahead 4-3 at 7:52 of the third as they rallied from a 3-1 deficit. New York goalie Jaroslav Halak was shaky early but rebounded to finish with 35 saves.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018We had a lead with two minutes left,\u2019\u2018 Islanders coach Doug Weight said. \u2018\u2018We played a little timid early, trying not to make mistakes.\u2019\u2018<\/p>\n

Ladd’s rebound shot for his ninth goal beat Miller after Islanders captain John Tavares tied the game with his second goal of the night at 5:44 of the third. The goal was the 21st of the season for Tavares.<\/p>\n

The Islanders trailed 3-1 late in the second when Tavares scored at 16:59.<\/p>\n

Tavares wasn’t happy with his team’s defensive performance, including his own. He was on ice for three of Anaheim’s goals.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018Giving up five goals is too many,\u2019\u2018 he said. \u2018\u2018We have to find a way to be better defensively, starting with myself. We’re scoring enough goals. It’s frustrating. We should have better results.\u2019\u2018<\/p>\n

The Ducks led 2-0 after the first period on goals by Lindholm and Ondrey Kase.<\/p>\n

After Islanders rookie sensation Mathew Barzal narrowed the deficit on the power play at 5:39 of the second, Lindholm scored again at 12:36.<\/p>\n

A day after announcing future arena plans at Belmont Park, the Islanders lost their second straight at home. They are 10-3-3 at Barclays Center this season.<\/p>\n

The game drew a crowd of 10,092. The Islanders are last in the NHL in attendance, averaging 11,475 through 16 home games.<\/p>\n

Lindholm opened the scoring at 8:09 with assists by Andrew Cogliano and Getzlaf. The 30-year-old Cogliano has never missed a game in his NHL career, playing in 822 straight.<\/p>\n

Kase made it 2-0 at 9:54 when his slot eluded Halak.<\/p>\n

The Islanders came out with more jump in the middle period. Barzal narrowed the deficit to 2-1 on the power play, his ninth goal of the season. Josh Bailey and Tavares had assists.<\/p>\n

Bailey has points in seven straight games, and Tavares has a six-game point streak. Both had three points in the game and share the team lead with 45.<\/p>\n

Lindholm scored his second of the game at 12:36 of the second to make it 3-1 in favour of the Ducks.<\/p>\n

The Islanders entered having allowed a league-high 3.5 goals per game. They have given up three or more in 10 of 12 games this month.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018We’re not satisfied,\u2019\u2018 Weight said. \u2018\u2018We have to keep the confidence up.\u2019\u2018<\/p>\n

Anaheim won the previous meeting 3-2 at home on Oct. 11.<\/p>\n

Islanders forward Shane Prince made his season debut. Prince had ankle surgery in August and recently played four games with Bridgeport of the AHL.<\/p>\n

The Ducks were coming off a 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden after losing 5-3 at New Jersey.<\/p>\n

NOTES: Anaheim’s leading scorer, Corey Perry, remained sidelined with a knee injury he sustained Dec. 11 at home against Carolina. … The Islanders scratched forwards Alan Quine and Anthony Beauvillier, and defenceman Dennis Seidenberg. They were missing injured defenceman Calvin de Haan.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/p>\n

Ducks: Finish their road trip Saturday afternoon at Pittsburgh before the Christmas break.<\/p>\n

Islanders: Host the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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