After killing off an early penalty, the Wild were in control.
Jonas Brodin found a net-crashing Vinnie Hinostroza for a redirect 7 minutes, 24 seconds into the first period on the Wild’s first shot. Johansson also factored into the goal to push his point streak to eight games, a span in which he’s collected 10 points. His next game will be his 1,000th in the NHL.
Then at 12:32, Yurov jabbed at the puck in front of the New York net until it finally flew by goalie David Rittich, who racked up 21 saves. Yurov was a healthy scratch for the past three games, and the goal was his second during his rookie season.
The Islanders responded 4:38 into the second, with Emil Heineman finishing off a tic-tac-toe passing play after the Wild failed to exit the defensive zone, but the Wild reset quickly.
Brock Faber netted his second goal in as many games, catching a clear and wiring in the puck just 1:18 after New York scored. By 9:05, the Wild were ahead 4-1 after Marco Rossi, in his 200th game, capitalized on a breakaway put in motion by Kaprizov.
With 1:09 left in the second, the Islanders drained their own breakaway when Jean-Gabriel Pageau got loose.