Scheifele’s 2-goal night couldn’t save Jets, Islanders win 4-3 in OT

Posted: 7:59 AM CST Thursday, Mar. 3, 2016 Last Modified: 9:44 PM CST Thursday, Mar. 3, 2016 | Updates

Kyle Okposo scored two minutes 20 seconds into overtime to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre Thursday night.

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Kyle Okposo scored two minutes 20 seconds into overtime to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre Thursday night.

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Kyle Okposo scored two minutes 20 seconds into overtime to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre Thursday night.

With the loss, the Jets drop to 26-32-5 and have now lost seven of their last eight games. The Islanders improve to 35-20-7 with the win and have now won five of their last six.

Mark Scheifele opened the scoring, netting his 16th of the season on the power-play to give the Jets a 1-0 lead after the first period.

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Winnipeg Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers (27) and Mark Scheifele (55) celebrate Scheifele's goal against New York Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss (1) and Travis Hamonic (3) during first period NHL action in Winnipeg on Thursday, March 3, 2016. — THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods Winnipeg Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers (27) and Mark Scheifele (55) celebrate Scheifele's goal against New York Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss (1) and Travis Hamonic (3) during first period NHL action in Winnipeg on Thursday, March 3, 2016.

The Islanders would even the score in the second with a goal from Calvin de Haan, who beat Jets goalie Michael Hutchinson with a weak shot to the glove side for his second of the season.

Tyler Myers evened the score at 2-2 after Shane Prince put the Isles up near the mid-way mark of the frame. Scheifele would score his second of the game at the 17:57 mark of the third, a goal that looked to be the game winner for Winnipeg but that lead too would be erased, this time from a goal by Nick Leddy with 29 seconds left in the third period.