As Mat Barzal said in his postgame interview with Shannon Hogan, it’s been a rough few weeks for the New York Islanders. But with strong performances in back to back games from Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov, they now have two wins in a row.
Kyle Palmieri’s return from injury has been a bright spot, as he seems to just make things happen when he’s on the ice right now, combining well with Brock Nelson and Anders Lee.
The power play is still atrociously bad, now sub-5%, though they only had one opportunity tonight, anyway.