The New York Islanders finally got in the win column for the first time in 2025-26 on Thursday night — and Bo Horvat was the catalyst. The star forward scored a hat trick, including the game-winning goal late in regulation, in a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at UBS Arena.

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“My last [hat trick] was, like, six years ago,” Horvat said afterwards , per NHL.com's Stefen Rosner. “It definitely felt good to put that hat trick together finally. A lot of two-goal games, but it definitely felt good to get my first as an Islander.”

Horvat's first goal came on a short-handed breakaway to tie the game 2-2 late in the second period. He put the Islanders ahead with less than

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