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Schaefer scores his 2nd goal of the game in OT to lift Islanders past Wild, 4-3

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 30). Schaefer scores his 2nd goal of the game in OT to lift Islanders past Wild, 4-3. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/schaefer-scores-his-2nd-goal-of-the-game-in-ot-to-lift-islanders-past-wild-4-3/article_304f14d4-a277-57f7-b2cc-1c2a31a6620d.html

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Matthew Schaefer scored the winning goal for the New York Islanders in overtime, giving them a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild in St. Paul, Minn., on Thursday night. Schaefer's second goal of the game came at 33 seconds into OT, with assists from Bo Horvat and Adam Pelech also contributing to New York’s win. The Islanders improved their record to 7-4-2 while the Wild fell to 9-4-2 after losing a lead in the final minutes of regulation.
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On Thursday night, Matthew Schaefer scored his second goal of the game at 33 seconds into overtime with a wrist shot to give the New York Islanders a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild in St. Paul, Minnesota. Schaefer's assist and another goal from Bo Horvat helped the Islanders secure their win. Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves for the Islanders, who improved their record to 7-4-2 with this second consecutive win. For the Wild, Joel Eriksson Ek, Quinn Hughes, and Matt Boldy scored goals, but they fell to 9-4-2 after losing three-game streak. The next game for the Islanders is against Edmonton on Saturday, while the Wild will face Washington on Sunday.

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Islanders Minn. ST. PAUL Wild the New York Islanders

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Islanders ORG · 2× Schaefer PERSON · 2× Wild PERSON · 2× Bo Horvat PERSON · 1× Jesper Wallstedt PERSON · 1× Matthew Schaefer PERSON · 1× Minn. GPE · 1× ST. PAUL GPE · 1× the Minnesota Wild ORG · 1× the New York Islanders ORG · 1×

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Matthew Schaefer scored his second goal of the game on a wrist shot at 33 seconds of overtime to give the New York Islanders a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
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Matthew Schaefer scored his second goal of the game on a wrist shot at 33 seconds of overtime to give the New York Islanders a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. asserted
Schaefer → score → night
Schaefer beat goalie Jesper Wallstedt from the right circle on a break. asserted
Schaefer → beat → break
Schaefer also had an assist, Bo Horvat scored a power-play goal and Adam Pelech also connected for for New York. asserted
Pelech → have → York
Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves. asserted
Sorokin → make → saves
Joel Eriksson Ek, Quinn Hughes and Matt Boldy scored for Central Division-leading Minnesota, with Boldy tying it at 3 with 3:53 left in regulation. asserted
3:53 → score → regulation
Wallstedt stopped 22 shots. asserted
Wallstedt → stop → shots
The Islanders won their second straight to improve to 7-4-2. asserted
Islanders → win → 7
The Wild dropped to 9-4-2. asserted
Wild → drop → 9
They had won three in a row. asserted
They → win → row
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