Newsday · Dec 12, 2021
Islanders finally get first win at UBS Arena with victory over Devils
Any and all jokes about "Fort Neverwin" finally can be put aside.
The Islanders got their first-ever win in their eighth game at the $1.1 billion UBS Arena on Saturday night, topping the Devils, 4-2, with two goals from former Devils. They finally were able to salute the sellout crowd of 17,255 from center ice after the final buzzer.
"It was amazing," said Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who completed the scoring with a one-timer set up by Oliver Wahlstrom at 9:37 of the third period. "I think we all had the chills at the end. Just hearing everyone coming up together, we feel it on the bench. They were there the whole game, even when we were trailing, you could hear them cheering for us."