Islanders erase 3-0 deficit for dramatic win over Blues

Field Level Media|published: Tue 10th March, 22:47 2026

Mar 10, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal (13) reacts after center Bo Horvat (not pictured) scored the game tying goal against the St. Louis Blues during the third period at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images

Mathew Barzal scored in overtime to complete an unlikely New York Islanders' comeback in a 4-3 road win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.

Down 3-0 midway through the second period, the Islanders scored three goals to force extra time. Barzal assisted on two of those tallies before delivering the winner 2:11 into overtime.

New York is 10-4-0 in its last 14 games, with five of those wins coming in overtime. The Islanders are 10-0-0 in games decided in overtime this season.

Calum Ritchie had a goal and an assist for the Islanders while Bo Horvat and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each contributed a goal.

Ilya Sorokin stopped 20 of 23 shots to earn his 24th win of the season.

The overtime loss ended the Blues' four-game winning streak, though they remain on a five-game points streak (4-0-1).

Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and two assists and Robert Thomas added two assists. Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway scored the Blues' other goals.

Joel Hofer made a career-high 45 saves while facing 49 shots.

New York's 49-23 shots advantage began with a 17-5 edge in the first period. Despite this pressure, Broberg recorded the game's first goal at the 4:06 mark.

The Blues extended their lead with two quick goals in the second period. Holloway's shot through traffic beat Sorokin at the 9:10 mark, then Snuggerud buried a shot from the slot 87 seconds later.

Thomas seemingly scored at 14:14 of the second period, but his goal was erased due to an offside call after an Islanders' review challenge.

Avoiding the 4-0 deficit seemed to give New York momentum, beginning with Pageau's goal 17:50 into the second period.

At 5:03 of the third period, Pavel Buchnevich was issued a double-minor penalty for a high stick on Ritchie. The Islanders capitalized with a pair of goals during the four minutes of power-play time.

Ritchie was credited with the first goal at the 5:52 mark when Blues forward Jack Finley accidentally tapped the puck into his team's net. Exactly one minute later, Ritchie earned an assist on a slick passing play finished by Horvat for the equalizer.

--Field Level Media

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