"Anthony Duclair turned Tuesday night into a personal highlight reel, erupting for a hat trick and five-point night as the Islanders absolutely demolished the New Jersey Devils 9-0 at UBS Arena. Yes, nine. Zero. Against a division rival. In January. It was one of those nights where the scoreboard felt surreal the longer the game went on. Duclair, back in the lineup after being scratched the previous two games, wasted no time making his presence felt."
"As wild as the offense was, the night belonged just as much to Ilya Sorokin. Returning from a nagging lower-body injury that kept him out since Dec. 19, Sorokin looked like he never left. He turned aside all 45 shots he faced, calmly stacking save after save while becoming the Islanders' all-time leader in career shutouts with his 26th. If there were any questions about rust, they were answered about five minutes in."
The New York Islanders defeated the New Jersey Devils 9-0 at UBS Arena, led by Anthony Duclair's hat trick and five-point performance. Duclair returned after being scratched two games earlier and scored three straight goals from early in the first into the second, marking his first hat trick since 2019. Ilya Sorokin returned from a lower-body injury and stopped all 45 shots, earning his 26th career shutout. Mathew Barzal opened the scoring, and rookie Matthew Schaefer assisted while continuing a four-game points streak. Additional goals came from Simon Holmstrom, Casey Cizikas, Tony DeAngelo, and Cal Ritchie. The win was the Islanders' second straight and fifth in seven games.
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