It’s not going to be the injuries that derail the Islanders season.
Even with nearly a third of their opening-night lineup on the shelf, the issue for the Islanders is the same it’s been for over a year: They are leaving points on the table by blowing third-period leads and winnable games.
The Islanders played their best game of the season in Vancouver on Thursday night and, early in Saturday’s game against the Kraken, looked like they were picking up where they left off.The Islanders appeared to have seized momentum in the third period, when Brock Nelson put them ahead, 2-1, with a shorthanded goal. Just 37 seconds later — after Seattle’s power play had ended — a miscommunication defending the rush gave Jared McCann an opening to tie it right back up again.Islanders vs.
They played up ice for most of the afternoon. At five-on-five, they recorded 61.54 percent of scoring chances and 64.29 percent of high-danger chances, per Natural Stat Trick.Islanders left wing Anders Lee talks to linesman Caleb Apperson after the game against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena.They got on the forecheck, cycled the puck and played the sort of game deserving of two points on the road.
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