OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Shane Pinto scored the shootout winner to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.
Ridly Greig scored in regulation and Linus Ullmark made 20 saves for Ottawa (6-2-0). Ullmark has won his first six starts of the season.
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New York Islanders' Ryan Pulock (6) clears the puck as Ottawa Senators' Stephen Halliday (34) looks for a chance against Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov, third from left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators' Ridly Greig (71) watches his shot go into the net of New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov, front left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators' Thomas Chabot (72) slides on the ice with New York Islanders' Emil Heineman (51) as he tries to keep him from getting a shot on goaltender Linus Ullmark (35), during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov (40) makes a save against Ottawa Senators' Drake Batherson (19) as Islanders' Logan Stanley (8) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
New York Islanders' Matias MacCelli (63) takes the puck from Ottawa Senators' Shane Pinto (12) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Matias Macelli scored and Semyon Varlamov, making his second start of the season, stopped 18 shots for the Islanders (3-3-1).
The Islanders’ Adam Pelech took a hooking penalty with 3:08 remaining in overtime. Varlamov made two saves to extend the game before Dylan Cozens took a tripping penalty catching Pelech as he came out of the box and looked to break in on Ullmark. Bo Horvat had the lone shot on the power play.
Trailing 1-0, the Senators tied the game late in the second on a 2-on-1. Warren Foegele broke in and made a cross-ice pass to Greig, who beat Varlamov high on the stick side.
New York opened the scoring with 11.2 seconds remaining in the period when Maccelli stripped Pinto of the puck at Ottawa’s blueline, took two strides and wristed a shot past Ullmark.
Artem Zub made his season debut Thursday, assisting on Greig’s goal. The Senators defenseman hadn’t played since sustaining a knee injury in Game 1 of the first round of last season’s playoffs.
The Senators had two goals called back in the first period. Foegele believed he had opened the scoring but upon review, it was clear the puck hit the outside of the crossbar and never crossed the goal line. Just over seven minutes later, Stephen Halliday beat Varlamov, but upon review Ottawa was offside.
Ottawa’s William Eklund had surgery Wednesday to repair a torn tendon in his ankle and is expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks.
Islanders: At the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
Senators: At the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
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New York Islanders' Ryan Pulock (6) clears the puck as Ottawa Senators' Stephen Halliday (34) looks for a chance against Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov, third from left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators' Ridly Greig (71) watches his shot go into the net of New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov, front left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators' Thomas Chabot (72) slides on the ice with New York Islanders' Emil Heineman (51) as he tries to keep him from getting a shot on goaltender Linus Ullmark (35), during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov (40) makes a save against Ottawa Senators' Drake Batherson (19) as Islanders' Logan Stanley (8) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
New York Islanders' Matias MacCelli (63) takes the puck from Ottawa Senators' Shane Pinto (12) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Student-led demonstrators clashed Thursday with Albanian police in the capital Tirana for a third day running, joining a broader anti-government movement launched in opposition to a major development project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
Youths protesting Albania's long-serving Socialist government hurled rocks at a police cordon outside the Education Ministry, and riot police responded with tear gas and water cannons. Police detained several demonstrators.
Protesters in masks aimed fireworks at government offices and set fire to trash bins, sending thick clouds of smoke into the air. Television reporters gasped for breath during live broadcasts as smoke and tear gas filled the air.
The latest clashes followed hours-long riots on Wednesday when protesters attacked government buildings, banks and businesses, leaving dozens of people injured.
The protests were led by student groups seeking education reforms. They have joined the so-called flamingo movement, which is calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama over allegations of widespread corruption and in opposition to the large luxury tourism development on Albania’s southern coast, associated with an investment firm founded by Kushner.
The movement earned the name after protesters used signs depicting the pink birds, which live in their thousands in a nature reserve on the island where the development is planned.
On Thursday, high school students joined thousands of protesters on marches through the center of the capital, chanting “Rama Resign!” as they brought the city to a standstill.
“We will be in the square every day,” Mateo Yskollari, a prominent protest organizer, wrote in an online post. “Our response to any attempt to silence us will be to expand the protest, civil mobilization, and disobedience.”
Though initially peaceful, the rallies turned violent when confronting police cordons. Groups of youths also broke away from the rallies to attack government buildings and commercial storefronts.
Police prioritized protection of government buildings. They joined government officials in appeals to parents to keep their teenage children at home.
National police chief Skender Hita said 71 officers had been injured. He urged police to act with “professionalism and restraint,” adding: “The national police guarantee the right to peaceful protest and assembly but that cannot be used as cover for violence, arson and vandalism.”
As smaller clashes broke out in at least three other Albanian cities, the country's education minister, Mirela Kumbaro, issued her appeal in a video message.
“As minister of education, but also as a mother, I want to share with you a call for cooperation," she said. "While the ‘dark hands’ create dark smoke with destructive actions against public properties and private businesses, we must not let our children near that smoke.”
Rama Thursday greeted cleanup crews and issued a video message from a burned-out college building. He directly accused political opponents of inciting the violence, promising to stay on as prime minister to further Albania's bid to join the European Union.
“We will all get through these difficult hours together because Albania will continue to climb, because Albania will continue on its path to Europe,” he said. “No one can grab Albania by the throat. Anyone who thinks the law does not apply to them is mistaken.”
Rama's Socialists won a fourth consecutive election victory last year and Albania is not due to hold another parliamentary election until 2029.
The conservative opposition Democratic Party backed the student protests and called on Rama to appoint a caretaker government to prepare for early elections. It retained a group of lawyers to provide legal assistance for detained protesters.
“This movement is not simply a protest against the government,” the party said. “It's a revolt against a model of government created by Edi Rama that has stolen hope from young people, violated citizens’ trust and is increasingly distancing Albania from its European future.”
A European Union delegation in Albania called late Wednesday for a proportionate response from authorities, expressing concern at “the violent escalation at the protest in Tirana.”
Gatopoulos reported from Athens, Greece
A protester pushes a riot police officer's shield during an anti-government demonstration in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)
A protester pulls one end of a barricade as a police officer pulls the other during an anti-government demonstration in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)
A young protester throws a plastic bottle towards riot police during clashes in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, as students joined an anti-government demonstration. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)
A protester wears a traditional costume and a tear gas mask during clashes as students joined an anti-government demonstration in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)
A protester uses an umbrella to shield himself from a police water cannon during clashes in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, as students joined an anti-government demonstration. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)
A protester reacts to the effects of tear gas during clashes in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, as students joined the Flamingo anti-government movement. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)
Police spray a protester with a water cannon during clashes as students join an anti-government demonstration in Tirana, Albania, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)
Hooded protesters vandalize a bank during clashes in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, as students joined the Flamingo anti-government movement. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)
EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - A hooded protester raises his middle fingers as fire engulfs the Justice Ministry during a violent escalation of anti-government unrest in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Hameraldi Agolli)
