For 20 minutes, they did it. The Islanders came out flying the zone and crashing the net and stealing the puck and all of that stuff we saw last season. Then, they almost gave it back, playing static and sloppy in the second period.
Then it was Brock Nelson to the rescue and back into the win column at an important time.
Game Highlights
All that first period pressure didn't amount to anything for the Islanders at first, but after weathering an early penalty, Ryan Strome knocked home a Matt Martin shot (yes, you read that right) that sneaked through the legs of Anton Forsberg for the lead.