NEW YORK -- Right winger Kyle Okposo scored a hat trick Sunday afternoon as the New York Islanders snapped out of a slump and moved back into playoff position in the Eastern Conference with an 8-1 rout of the Edmonton Oilers at Barclays Center.
Five other players -- defenseman Johnny Boychuk, center John Tavares, left winger Nikolay Kulemin, center Josh Bailey and right winger Cal Clutterbuck -- all scored a goal apiece for the Islanders. The eight goals were the most for New York since it beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 9-3 on Feb. 11, 2011.
With the win, the Islanders (27-18-6) snapped a 1-3-0 skid and moved from fifth place in the Metropolitan Division to third place and from ninth in the Eastern Conference into a tie for sixth.