Mathew Barzal’s late heroics lift Islanders past Red Wings in SO

Mathew Barzal scored on a power play in the third period and had the only goal in the shootout to lift the Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Red Wings on Saturday night at the Nassau Coliseum.

Anthony Beauvillier and Casey Cizikas also scored in regulation for the Islanders, who beat the Red Wings for the fourth straight time — including a 3-2 win at Detroit a week ago. Thomas Greiss finished with 18 saves.

Ex-Islanders winger Thomas Vanek had a goal and two assists, and Gustav Nyquist and Trevor Daley also scored for Detroit, which has lost six of its past eight and nine of the past 13. Jonathan Bernier stopped 45 shots through overtime.

Cizikas and Barzal scored less than three minutes apart in the third to give the Islanders a 3-2 lead with 6:04 remaining. However, with Bernier pulled for an extra skater, Vanek scored against his former team to tie the score with 1:03 left.

The Islanders outshot the Red Wings 46-15 in regulation, before Detroit had a 6-2 advantage in overtime.

The Islanders were coming off a 3-2 loss to Vegas on Wednesday in Brooklyn. They have won two of their three games back at Nassau Coliseum, where they will play of the majority of their remaining home games this season.

Barzal tied the contest with a power-play goal with 8:57 left in on the Islanders’ sixth man advantage of the game. It was Barzal’s fourth goal of the season and his first since Nov. 23.