Six different Islanders score in home-opening win over Devils

Simon Holmstrom, Brayden Schenn, Bo Horvat, Viktor Eklund, Ondrej Palat and Casey Cizikas scored for the Islanders , who won their home opener after losing in Toronto against the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Matthew Schaefer, named the youngest assistant captain in Islanders history on Tuesday, had two assists.

Nico Daws made 26 saves for New Jersey, which lost for the first time this season after beating the Philadelphia Flyers in its opener.

Holmstrom and Schenn scored 1:28 apart to give the Islanders a 2-0 lead five minutes into the second period. Jean-Gabriel Pageau slid the puck past Jonas Siegenthaler 's outstretched stick to set up Holmstrom.