Islanders Run Out Of Gas In Third Period, Fall To Wild
Brandon Duhaime scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and the Minnesota Wild registered another comeback win to beat Anders Lee and the Islanders 5-2 on Sunday night.
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Brandon Duhaime scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and the Minnesota Wild registered another comeback win to beat Anders Lee and the Islanders 5-2 on Sunday night.
Sorokin, playing his ninth consecutive game to start the season, stopped 24 shots for his third shutout — tied for the NHL lead.
Playing the eighth of 13 straight road games to open the season while their new arena is finished, the Islanders scored more than four goals for the first time this season.
The Islanders had its two-game winning streak snapped.
The Islanders recorded consecutive road shutouts after blanking Arizona 3-0 on Saturday.
New York got off to slow starts in the first two periods, but Sorokin made some tough saves for his fourth career shutout.
Ilya Sorokin had 24 stops for the Islanders, who dropped to 1-3.
Clutterbuck and Anthony Beauvillier also scored as New York improved to 1-2-0 on its opening 13-game road trip.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 shots for the Islanders, who have been outscored 11-4 this season and failed to get a point out of their first two games for only the second time in the last 15 years.
The Islanders enter this season with heightened expectations to contend for a championship after two straight trips to the semifinals of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Islanders have reportedly locked up the other half of their top defense pairing for a very long time.
It is the second-longest road trip in NHL history and the longest to open a season.
The black Labrador will become a guide dog for someone who is blind or visually impaired. It's part of a program called "Puppy With a Purpose."
The veil of secrecy hanging over the New York Islanders' offseason has finally been lifted.
Adam Pelech is locked in for the long haul.
