At least this performance was more like the good Islanders for more than 20 minutes.
After going down 2-0, making it eight straight unanswered goals, you’d be forgiven for thinking the game was over. The Isles didn’t have much fight in them in the first period, putting up just 1 shot in the first 10 minutes of the game. But after Trotz hit the line blender, the team found another gear and tied it up in the second. They played a strong third period despite not scoring, and it seemed like the Isles had the momentum going into 3v3 overtime.