Max Tsyplakov didn’t take a rookie lap before his NHL debut on Thursday night, and he didn’t look much like a rookie once the game started, either.
DALLAS — Max Tsyplakov didn’t take a rookie lap before his NHL debut on Thursday night, and he didn’t look much like a rookie once the game got underway, either.
Max Tsyplakov celebrates after scoring his first career NHL goal during the Islanders 5-4 overtime loss to Utah HC on Oct. 10, 2024 at UBS Arena.There were a host of reasons for concern from this game, in which neither special teams unit impressed and in which the Islanders looked disconnected for long stretches at five-on-five.
“We saw sometimes going in the zone, pulling back, looking for the third man high,” Anthony Duclair said. “Making those little plays where you feel like he’s already played in the NHL before. Looking forward to a really good season from him.” Pierre Engvall, the player who spent the most time there in 2023-24, is currently in the AHL, having failed to make the team out of camp.
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