New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy didn’t hide the fact that Friday’s 4–3 shootout loss to the Flyers left him with mixed emotions. The Islanders rallied from a 3–0 deficit with a remarkable second-period burst, controlled long stretches of play, and generated multiple chances to win in overtime. But as Roy emphasized repeatedly, the game swung on two costly turnovers—and on a night when they played well enough to earn two points, they walked away with only one.
“I thought we played a really good game from start to finish, except for those two turnovers,” Roy said.