Islanders 3, Blue Jackets 2 (SO)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Right winger Cal Clutterbuck scored in the fourth round of a shootout to lead the New York Islanders to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday in Nationwide Arena.
Clutterbuck's goal ended it after Blue Jackets center Alexander Wennberg scored in the third round to keep the game alive.
The Islanders, who blasted Edmonton 8-1 on Sunday, got goals from center Ryan Strome in the first minute of the game and center Anders Lee early in the third.
Islanders goaltender Jaroslav Halak finished with 29 saves. He stopped Atkinson, Dubinsky and Boone Jenner in the shootout, allowing only Wennberg's goal.
Right winger Cam Atkinson and center Brandon Dubinsky each scored and had assists for the Blue Jackets, while rookie goaltender Joonas Korpisalo finished with 44 saves.
Korpisalo started every game for the Blue Jackets since starter Sergei Bobrovsky injured a groin for the third time this season on Jan. 21.
Bobrovsky's back-up, Curtis McElhinney, has been out since injuring an ankle on Jan. 2.
On this night, Korpisalo deserved a better fate. He allowed a goal Islanders center Frans Nielsen in the first round of the shootout, but stopped right winger Kyle Okposo and center John Tavares in the second and third round.
The Islanders took a 1-0 lead only 56 seconds into the game, scoring on their second shot of the game.
Center John Tavares won a faceoff to Strome, who skated the puck two strides to his right and let loose a wrister through traffic that Korpisalo appeared not to see.
At 7:45 of the first, the Blue Jackets pulled even.
Dubinsky fired from the lower right circle, and Atkinson was there to gather the rebound after a Halak stop. Atkinson's shot sailed over Halak's left shoulder into the net, his 18th goal of the season.
Dubinsky and Atkinson combined on the go-ahead goal at 11:26, but this time it was Dubinsky who finished.
Atkinson led the two on a 2-on-1 after forcing a neutral zone turnover, then fed the puck to Dubinsky for a sweeping shot from the neutral zone for a 2-1 lead.
The Blue Jackets carried that lead into the third, but the Islanders scored on the power play to tie it.
Lee walked in unchecked through the left wing and had time to deke in front of Korpisalo, beating him off his backhand for his eighth goal of the season.
NOTES: Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno opened on the fourth line for a second straight game, as coach John Tortorella continues to search for effective line combinations. ... Islanders LW Kyle Okposo played his 500th NHL game. ... Blue Jackets G Sergei Bobrovsky is on the injured list with a groin injury for the third time since Dec. 8 and the fifth in three seasons. There's no timetable for his return, but club general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said he expects him to play again this season. ... Before Tuesday's blockbuster trade that sent D Dion Phaneuf from Toronto to Ottawa, the Blue Jackets had trade talks with Ottawa involving D Fedor Tyutin.