Bad special teams was the headline of the first period for the New York Islanders, again. No, I’m not kidding.
The Islanders gave up another shorthanded goal in the first. This is beyond ridiculous. Hey, it was the first shorthanded goal in Golden Knights history! It was the sixth shorthanded goal the Isles have allowed in the month of October.
They only gave up seven all last season. Pitiful. After a game against Nashville that looked like maybe the power play was back on the track, tonight was a bad step back. Nick Leddy and the rest of the unit lacked communication.