Once again the New York Islanders hung close with the Montreal Canadiens into the third period. Once again they fell short, making it a weekend and full-season November sweep for the Habs. This time the final was 4-2, but that's just details.
Of this month's three regulation losses to the Canadiens, this one may have looked like the best effort by the Islanders. (Not that it's any consolation; park your "no excuses" language over in the Complaints Department.) It was also the most frustrating.
The Isles struck first late in the first period (John Tavares), only to give up both a power play and a shorthanded goal in the second period.