Eberle, bent over and seemingly woozy, was helped to the Islanders’ dressing room at 15:29 of the second period after defenseman Ryan Lindgren cross-checked him face first into the right post. But he returned for the third period … Captain Anders Lee played in his 246th straight game, tying John Tavares for the fifth-longest ironman streak in team history … Sebastian Aho, Otto Koivula and Michael Dal Colle were the healthy scratches … The Islanders were 0-for-5 on the power play and their first-period man advantage was finally their 100th of the season as they are easily last in the NHL in drawing penalties.
Derick Brassard's late penalty costs Islanders in loss to Rangers
