The New York Islanders (28-26-7) got a much-needed two points on Tuesday night, beating the Winnipeg Jets (42-16-4) 3-2 on Long Island. Kyle Palmieri, Brock Nelson, and Ryan Pulock were the goalscorers for the Islanders. Ilya Sorokin made 27 saves in the win.
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Nikolaj Ehlers and Josh Morrissey were the goalscorers for the Jets, and Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves. The league-leading Jets have now lost three in a row.
Game Recap
The Jets controlled the play for the first half of the period with nothing to show for it, outshooting the Islanders 10-2 in the first 11 minutes, and went 0-for-1 on a power play that had plenty of chances.
The Islanders closed out the period with a 15-0 run in shots, including a shot on the power play from Palmieri, to give the home side a 1-0 lead. Nelson slid a nifty pass across the ice, which left a wide-open net for Palmieri to score his 20th of the season.
Nelson scored his 20th of the season at 1:33 of the second frame, capping off a give-and-go with Tsyplakov. Morrissey put the Jets on the board at 8:48 on the power play. He slapped a shot from the point that deflected off an Islanders’ defender enough to fool Sorokin.
Pulock restored the Islanders’ two-goal lead at 4:03 of the third with a slap shot from the point that deflected off of multiple Jets players before getting past Hellebuyck.
Ehlers cut the lead to 3-2 on a power-play goal at the side of the crease. The Jets went 2-for-3 on the power play, the Islanders went 1-for-2, and the shots were dead even at 29 a side.
Up Next
The Jets will continue their road trip on Thursday when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers. The Islanders head to San Jose on Saturday to face the Sharks.
