![]() “I think our line started off really well and we felt good tonight,” Lee said. The first line of Lee, Barzal and Bailey generated chances, but the Islanders went into the third with the look of a team still trying to figure itself out, trailing in shots by a 26-17 margin.īarzal had another great chance at the 12-minute mark of the third, getting an open look at Hill, but the Sharks’ goaltender made a clean glove save. Ilya Sorokin’s ‘outstanding’ night not enough to halt Isles’ losing streak They took two penalties, and on the first nearly went two minutes without clearing the zone. That was followed by Noah Dobson blocking one in the crease early in the period. The Islanders required Sorokin - who finished the night with 33 saves - to make two sprawling stops with his left pad. Though the Sharks couldn’t take the lead in regulation, the second period showed signs of what was coming. That proved to be the beginning of another loss - this one against not a Stanley Cup contender, but the overachieving Sharks, a team the Islanders are better than on paper. A penalty for too many men on the ice led to a San Jose breakthrough seconds after time expired on the penalty, San Jose’s Nick Bonino redirected a feed from Jonathan Dahlen past Ilya Sorokin for the goal after the Islanders failed to clear the zone. This time, it was the penalty kill instead of the power play. ![]() Robert SaboĪfter that early lead, as in so many of the eight losses that preceded this one, special teams came into play. Mathew Barzal (background) celebrates after scoring a goal in the Islanders’ overtime loss. Then he let out a long, deep sigh that betrayed his feelings better than anything he could say. “Anytime you score on your first shift, you feel good,” Barzal said. The building rocked and the Islanders buzzed around, generating chances.īarzal was asked about his goal, which broke a streak in which he had scored just one point in 10 games. Mathew Barzal started the scoring off just 64 seconds into the game, snapping a shot past Adin Hill from the right circle. The Islanders’ first point since early November served as a consolation prize as they dropped to 5-10-3 and are still in search of their first win at their new UBS Arena. Anders Lee, Josh Bailey, Andy Greene and Adam Pelech returned from the COVID-19 protocol, but the Islanders lost for the ninth consecutive time, 2-1 to the Sharks, when Erik Karlsson scored just 39 seconds into overtime. ![]() Isles continue to struggle in the absence of top defensemanįor the opening 10 minutes Thursday night, the Islanders played as they have been expected to all season.īy the end of the night, however, it was just the same movie with a slightly better cast. Islanders may be rethinking goalie rotation: ‘Not trying to do anybody any favors’ Islanders star enters COVID protocol just as they thought outbreak was over Islanders fall to Red Wings despite goalie’s monster night
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