It just wasn’t the New York Islanders’ night. Playing their final home game before a seven game road trip, the Isles fell 5-2 to the Minnesota Wild on Friday at UBS Arena, closing their homestand at 1-1-1.
Emil Heineman and JG Pageau found the back of the net, but sloppy play, turnovers, and missed chances plagued the Isles from start to finish. Minnesota, on the second night of a back to back, looked fresher, faster, and sharper in every zone.
“Tonight we didn’t execute as a group, we didn’t compete as well as they did,” Head Coach Patrick Roy said postgame.