If you told New York Islanders fans midway through the second period that their team would escape with a point, everyone would have taken it and run. Down 3–0, out of rhythm, and with Kyle Palmieri injured, the game looked like it was headed toward a holiday hangover.
But after a furious, exhilarating second-period comeback, walking away with only one point suddenly feels like a missed opportunity. “We had to earn our way back into this game to pick up a point that maybe after the first period, didn’t look like it was possible," Captain Anders Lee said.