By The Canadian Press

Kiefer Sherwood has hat trick as Canucks beat Islanders 4-1 for 3rd straight win

Dec 19, 2025 | 8:37 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Kiefer Sherwood had three goals for his second hat trick of the season as the Vancouver Canucks beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Friday night for their third straight win.

David Kampf also scored and Thatcher Demko had 21 saves to help the Canucks finish a sweep of the three New York-area teams this week. Vancouver won 2-1 at New Jersey on Sunday and beat the Rangers 3-0 on Tuesday. Demko was in net for all three wins.

Anders Lee spoiled Demko’s shutout bid with 5:05 left in the third period, and Ilya Sorokin finished with 26 saves for the Islanders. New York has lost two straight after winning six of seven, and snapped a five-game win streak at home.

Vancouver raced to a 3-0 lead in the opening period. Kampf scored his first goal this season at 8:55, Sherwood beat Sorokin at 10:35, then scored again at 15:47.

Lee scored his ninth of the season and 298th of his career in the third to get the Islanders on the scoreboard.

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Sherwood scored into an empty net to complete his third career hat trick and get his team-leading 16th goal. He also had three goals Oct. 31 in a 4-3 shootout win at St. Louis.

Demko, who improved to 8-5-0 this season, made 23 saves in Tuesday’s shutout over the Rangers on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.

Vancouver’s three-game winning streak follows an 2-8-1 skid, and all three wins have come after trading former captain Quinn Hughes to Minnesota a week ago.

The Canucks continued to be without leading scorer Elias Pettersson (upper body) for the sixth straight game.

Up next

Canucks: At Boston on Saturday night.

Islanders: At Buffalo on Saturday night.

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Allan Kreda, The Associated Press