Lighthouse Hockey · Feb 26, 2025
Smurfs 5, Islanders 1: Not. Even. Close. Bud.
Sigh. Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Islanders lost an ugly one at home, though they felt they played well better than the final score. But a 5-1 loss at home to the Rangers is a 5-1 loss at home to Rangers. Nothing good or “if only” about that.
They were down 3-1 after the first and it was 5-1 after 40 minutes, with Ilya Sorokin allowing five goals on just 11 shots before getting pulled. Sure, there were deflections and bounces, but...even Matt Rempe scored, on one of those deflections.
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