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Pinto's shootout winner lifts Senators past Islanders 2-1

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Wallace, L. (2026, October 16). Pinto's shootout winner lifts Senators past Islanders 2-1. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/pinto-s-shootout-winner-lifts-senators-past-islanders-2-1/article_88834565-6cbe-5dba-b08f-a5fb80ba67f2.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-16 · by Lisa Wallace

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Shane Pinto scored the winning goal in a shootout as the Ottawa Senators defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday night. Ridly Greig tied the game late in regulation for Ottawa, who improved to 6-2-0 with Linus Ullmark making 20 saves. The Islanders’ Matias Macelli scored their only goal early in the second period; they fell to 3-3-1 with Semyon Varlamov stopping 18 shots.
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On Thursday night, Shane Pinto scored the decisive shootout goal, lifting the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders. The game was tied at 1 after regulation and overtime when Greig equalized for Ottawa late in the second period following a turnover by Maccelli that led to Pinto's steal and Greig's goal. Varlamov stopped 18 shots, but it wasn't enough as Ullmark made crucial saves throughout, finishing with 20 stops and leading his team to their sixth win of the season. The Islanders had multiple opportunities in overtime, including a penalty shot that missed the mark, ultimately falling short despite strong goaltending.

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“Article A covers the specific game outcome and shootout details, while Article B discusses Ullmark's impressive play over multiple games leading up to this one.”
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Lisa Wallace
15 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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🔮 He admitted it would have been easy to get frustrated at the way things turned around in the second.
🔮 Will Cuylle, J.T. Miller, Alexis Lafreniere and Pavel Dorofeyev scored for the Rangers.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Batherson nets hat trick as Senators sink Rangers 7-4
🔮 Takeaways Senators: Ottawa lacked the intensity it played with Wednesday against the Panthers and couldn’t bury its chances. Sharks:
🔮 Being able to compile wins now when they’re still missing top-pair defenceman Jake Sanderson and are without winger William Eklund for at least another 10-12 weeks is rewarding.
🔮 Ottawa’s William Eklund had surgery Wednesday to repair a torn tendon in his ankle and is expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks.
🔮 With another hit to the blue line Jorian Donovan will slot in for Nikolas Matinpalo who was injured Monday against the Devils.
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🔮 ” While it would be easy to call this a one-off there are issues that have to be of some concern to the Senators.
🔮 Ottawa had a 54-second two-man advantage later in the period but could not take advantage.
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Islanders New York OTTAWA Senators the Ottawa Senators

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OTTAWA GPE · 7× Islanders ORG · 4× Ullmark PERSON · 4× Varlamov PERSON · 4× Greig PERSON · 2× New York GPE · 2× Pinto PERSON · 2× Senators ORG · 2× Shane Pinto’s PERSON · 1× the Ottawa Senators ORG · 1×

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New York opened the scoring with 11.2 seconds remaining in the period when Maccelli stripped Pinto of the puck at Ottawa’s blueline, took two strides and wristed a shot past Ullmark.
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🔮 Ottawa’s William Eklund had surgery Wednesday to repair a torn tendon in his ankle and is expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks.
2026-10-16 · Toronto Star
Pinto's shootout winner lifts Senators past Islanders 2-1 · assertive framing

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Shane Pinto’s shootout winner lifted the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders on Thursday night. asserted
winner → lift → night
Ridly Greig scored in regulation, while Linus Ullmark made 20 saves for Ottawa (6-2-0). Semyon Varlamov, making his second start of the season, stopped 18 shots. asserted
Varlamov → score → shots
Matias Macelli scored the lone goal for the Islanders (3-3-1). asserted
Macelli → score → Islanders
The Islanders’ Adam Pelech took a hooking penalty with 3:08 remaining in overtime. asserted
3:08 → take → overtime
Varlamov made two saves to extend the game and then Dylan Cozens took a tripping penalty catching Pelech as he came out of the box and looked to break in on Ullmark. asserted
he → make → Ullmark
Bo Horvat had the lone shot on the power play. asserted
Horvat → have → play
Trailing 1-0, the Senators tied the game late in the second on a 2-on-1. asserted
Senators → trail → 2
Warren Foegele broke in and made a cross-ice pass to Greig who beat Varlamov high stick side. asserted
who → break → Varlamov
New York opened the scoring with 11.2 seconds remaining in the period when Maccelli stripped Pinto of the puck at Ottawa’s blueline, took two strides and wristed a shot past Ullmark. asserted
Maccelli → open → Ullmark
Artem Zub made his season debut Thursday, assisting on Greig’s goal. asserted
Zub → make → goal
The Senators defenceman hadn’t played since sustaining a knee injury in Game 1 of the first round of last season’s playoffs. asserted
defenceman → play → playoffs
Ottawa’s William Eklund had surgery Wednesday to repair a torn tendon in his ankle and is expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks. asserted
Eklund → have → weeks
Younger brother Victor plays for the Islanders and with the two teams meeting Dec. 27 there is a chance the brothers could face off. uncertain
brothers → play → Islanders
Ottawa had two goals called back in the first period. asserted
Ottawa → have → period
Foegele believed he had opened the scoring but upon review, it was clear the puck hit the outside of the crossbar and never crossed the goal line. asserted
puck → believe → line
Just over seven minutes later Stephen Halliday beat Varlamov, but upon review Ottawa was offside. asserted
Ottawa → beat → review
New York outshot Ottawa 8-3 in the third period with the game tied 1-1, but could not solve Ullmark. uncertain
game → outshoot → Ullmark
Key moment Pinto’s goal that beat Varlamov glove side was the only one in the shootout across six total attempts from both teams. asserted
that → beat → teams
Key stat Ullmark has now won his first six starts of the season. asserted
Ullmark → win → season
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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