"The postgame dressing room was raucous, first in celebrating Mathieu Darche's first victory as Islanders general manager - he received the game puck - as well as for Bo Horvat's second career hat trick, done the unorthodox way. Then there was David Rittich's 31 saves in his first start for the Islanders, including a game-changing stop on Connor McDavid's power-play try at the crease late in the second period with the score tied at 2-2."
""Darchy got the game puck," said Horvat, who scored shorthanded and on the power play and added an empty-netter for his first hat trick since Oct. 22, 2019, when he was with the Canucks. "We're really happy to give him that one. He deserved it. It's a stepping stone toward what's to come." No Islanders team had ever lost four consecutive games in regulation to open the season."
The Islanders entered the game as the lone NHL team without a point after three games. A 4-2 win over the Oilers at UBS Arena ended that streak and lifted the team's burden. Bo Horvat scored shorthanded, on the power play, and added an empty-netter for his second career hat trick. David Rittich made 31 saves in his first start for the Islanders, including a pivotal stop on Connor McDavid during a late second-period power play. Mathieu Darche received the game puck in his first victory as general manager. Matthew Schaefer logged a secondary assist and became the youngest player to start a career with a four-game point streak.
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