Sorokin, Nelson Lead Islanders To Win Over Coyotes
New York improved to 12-4-4 when scoring the first goal and outshot the lifeless Coyotes 35-17.
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New York improved to 12-4-4 when scoring the first goal and outshot the lifeless Coyotes 35-17.
Semyon Varlamov made 31 saves and stopped nine shots in the shootout.
Brock Nelson and Casey Cizikas scored less than three minutes apart in the second period and the Islanders beat Philadelphia 4-1 on Monday night, handing the Flyers their eighth straight loss.
The Islanders were 0-3 on the power play and fell to 5-10-2 when they fail to capitalize on the man advantage.
Last-place New York extended its point streak to five games (4-0-1).
Anders Lee and Anthony Beauvillier scored for the Islanders, who got their first win beyond regulation this season after losing the first six.
Mathew Barzal added a goal and two assists as the Islanders improved to 3-5-3 at UBS Arena after an 0-5-2 start in their new ornate home.
The league took an extended holiday break in the hope that COVID cases won't continue to disrupt the season. Games resumed Tuesday night.
Beginning the annual holiday break two days early means five additional games will be postponed, bringing the total this season to 49.
Shea Theodore scored twice and added another in the shootout, former Islander Robin Lehner made 29 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat New York 4-3 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.
Cal Clutterbuck scored twice and Semyon Varlamov stopped 40 shots for his first win of the season as the New York Islanders beat the depleted Boston Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night.
The Islanders had won two of three following an 11-game losing streak.
The Islanders' seven-game winless streak at UBS Arena had been the longest stretch in NHL history to open a new arena.
The Islanders led 3-2 after Noah Dobson's goal early in the third, but Nashville came back to keep New York winless in seven games at its new arena.
Anders Lee had two goals and the Islanders snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.