New York Islanders captain Anders Lee and Bo Horvat described backup goaltender David Rittich with identical terms. “He’s a gamer,” they each told amNewYork following the Islanders’ 1-0 shootout victory over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday night at UBS Arena.

Bo Horvat kept New York alive in the third round of a shootout and Kyle Palmieri scored in the fourth to back David Rittich in the Islanders’ 1-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday night.

Rittich posted a 19-save shutout in Sunday's 1-0 overtime win over the Kraken.

Mikko Rantanen's hit that injured Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov drew a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct.

Kraken goalie Joey Daccord stars in the goalie duel and earns his seventh career shutout. But the home squad wins in extended shootout. Seattle earns five of eight points on road trip

Rittich will protect the home net against Seattle on Sunday, per Andrew Gross of Newsday.