The New York Islanders improved to 5-1-0 on their seven-game road trip after a big 3-1 win in the Big D against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night. David Rittich made saves for his second straight win.
Bo Horvat broke a 1-1 tie, scoring his 13th of the season at 3:12 of the third after a favorable bounce off the end-wall:
Bo Horvat stays hot in Dallas. 13th goal. pic.twitter.com/u7vlwhBXU7
— The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) November 19, 2025
Then, after Horvat found himself in the box for a double-minor, also earning himself a 10-minute misconduct, Kyle Palmieri did his best Jean-Gabriel Pageau impression, scoring shorthanded to give the Islanders a 3-1 lead at 7:38 of the third:
Insurance by Palmieri. pic.twitter.com/fb93iQNwz8
— The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) November 19, 2025
Horvat was unable to play the final 13:12 of the third.
The Stars pulled within one, scoring with 1:59 to go in the third with the extra-attacker courtesy of Jason Robertson's second of the game. But that's as close as Dallas would get.
Early in the Calum Ritchie scored at 0:31 of the period for his first goal since joining the Islanders, but Jason Robertson answered 1:55 later:
Calum Ritchie, 20, gets first goal with #Isles vs. #TexasHockey@TheHockeyNewshttps://t.co/DP3jrDCFPZ
— Stefen Rosner (@stefen_rosner) November 19, 2025
We await an update on defenseman Alexander Romanov, who was hit from behind by Stars forward Mikko Rantanen with 27.3 seconds to play. Rantanen received a five-minute major and a game misconduct.
The Stars thought they scored to force overtime with 0.2 seconds to play in regulation -- which they did -- but the league deemed it goaltender interference after a review.
The Islanders conclude their road trip against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night with puck drop at 7 PM ET on MSGSN2.