Brock Nelson's goal gives Islanders OT win over Wild

Greiss makes 32 saves

3/18/2019, 1:11 AM

New York Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss is congratulated by his teammates after the Islanders defeated the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in overtime at Xcel Energy Center. / David Berding/USA TODAY Sports

Brock Nelson scored the game-winning goal 1:04 into overtime to give the Islanders a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday at Xcel Energy Center. >> Box score

First period:

9:28 NYI Jordan Eberle; Assist: Mathew Barzal

Second period:

11:11 MIN Zach Parise (power play); Assists: Ryan Suter, Ryan Donato
16:12 NYI Anders Lee (power play); Assists: Devon Toews, Brock Nelson

Third period:

7:15 MIN Jared Spurgeon (power play); Assists: Eric Staal, Ryan Donato

Overtime:

1:04 NYI Brock Nelson; Assist: Mathew Barzal

.@Bnelson wins it in OT! pic.twitter.com/espUM8uCwS
- NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) March 18, 2019

Spurgeon has his goalie's back. pic.twitter.com/92rTFlLtu5
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What's next:

The Islanders play the Boston Bruins on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at home.

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