The New York Islanders, coached by Patrick Roy, were defeated 5-2 by the Calgary Flames in their first day game of the season. The Islanders had previously secured a 6-2 win and had been showing positive signs under Roy's leadership. However, in this game, they found themselves down 3-0 entering the third period. Islanders' goalie Semyon Varlamov, marking his 600th career game, expressed disappointment with the team's performance. Coach Roy's strategy included pulling the goalie with over 4 minutes left in the game, a move that reflects his aggressive approach to chasing a win. Despite the loss, the Flames continued their upward trajectory, winning their fourth consecutive game after the All-Star break.
Roy on pulling the goalie with over 4 minutes to play: "I did it 15 minutes at some point..." Also added that he understands the team might not be used to having the net empty that early. Nelson said he loves it because it showed that they were still going for it. #Isles
#Isles HC Patrick Roy: "I really hate to lose, especially in our building. I feel like we need to be a little more dominant at home than what we did."
#Isles Semyon Varlamov on reaching 600 career games: "It's a pretty good number for a goalie. I'm happy to get the number but I'm disappointed we lost today. The most important thing was to get the win today. Unfortunately we didn't do it."
#Flames take a 5-2 win over the #Isles to stretch their win streak to four games. It’s a perfect 3-0-0 out of the All-Star break for Calgary, which has been their best stretch of hockey all season.
#Isles to the PP with 7:25 to play in the third, down 3-1, as #Flames take a too-many-men penalty. Zary will serve. First PP of the game for New York.
Back for the third. #Isles down 3-0.
#Isles down 3-0 entering the third. Worst showing under Roy, by far.
Varlamov's rebound control hasn't been great, but #Isles aren't reacting fast enough to clean up the house.
Another PPG against the #Isles as #Flames take a 2-0 lead at 8:38 of the second. Huberdeau on the rebound as Mayfield got turned around.
Pelech dives, getting the puck first, and the ref says it's a trip. Clearly gets the puck first. #Isles to the PK, down 1-0, with 12:20 to play in the second.
Weak rebound control by Varlamov, but he's able to track a fluttering rebound into his glove. #Isles
Takeaways from first period, with #Isles down 1-0: -Weak on breakouts, got better as period went along -Not creating enough shooting lanes -High sticks apparently are not a thing anymore #Flames up 8-6 in shots.
End of one #Flames 1 (Weegar) #Isles 0 Flames up on shots 8-6 Now, look, professionally, I absolutely love the afternoon game. Much easier on deadline. But Isles aren't exactly giving a strong argument for having more of these matinees.
#Isles still too much to the outside in the #Flames zone. Which is a credit to Calgary.
After review, the play was offside as #Isles remain down 1-0. We're back to Palmieri goals being disallowed.
Um...so #Isles tie it. 6:01 to play in the first. I still don't understand how it went in. #Flames challenging for offside but would be Palmieri's goal.
#Isles tie it at 1-1 at 13:59 of the first. Palmieri extends his point streak to five games.
Varlamov allows a Weeger shot in from the right circle. Puck knuckled. Varlamov is pissed at himself. #Isles down 1-0.
Varlamov allows a Weeger shot in from the left circle. Puck knuckled. Varlamov is pissed at himself. #Isles down 1-0.
#Isles first day game of the season. Will see how Roy’s Islanders do in these.
#Isles Semyon Varlamov (600th start) vs. #Flames Jacob Markstrom. NYI rocking their alternates.
#Isles Semyon Varlamov (6-5-3, 2.88 GAA, .914 save pct.) and #Flames Jacob Markstrom (16-13-2, 2.56, .914) as teams on ice for warmups here at UBS Arena in a glorious Saturday matinee. Isles have won two straight Flames have won three straight
Semyon Varlamov will start his 600th game today. #Isles
Varly starts today for #Isles, his 600th career game.
Come hang tonight after #Isles vs. #Flames. We’ll talk about all that below and likely more! https://t.co/DXPEKQuZj6
Good morning. #Isles with a 1 PM showdown against #Flames today. @matthewpage24 @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/WqSvqiYfIW
Power play ends when the #NYR are called for too many men on the ice. 4-on-4 for 10 seconds and then CHI gets their first power play of the game. https://t.co/2IUG3xhumy
From last night: The #Isles play their first Patrick Roy game under their new coach, getting opposing scoring chances down and buzzing on offense: https://t.co/8JNXyWx3Xf
Following today's practice, #Isles captain Anders Lee shared how proud he is of the group and their response since Patrick Roy has taken over behind the bench @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/5qLAaNrHfs
Following today's practice, #Isles captain Anders Lee shared how proud he was of the group and their response since Patrick Roy has taken over behind the bench @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/5qLAaNrHfs
Asked #Isles HC Patrick Roy about what it meant to him to hear fans chanting his name last night: "What I do like about these fans is [that] they're heart people." @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/KutCBaZVPf
Here's the latest from #Isles Friday practice ahead of Saturday's showdown vs. #Flames. @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/d2O12jVT6F
#Isles hit the ice for practice later this morning.
#Isles play their first real 'Patrick Roy game,' which he hopes will bring excitement to all https://t.co/Ha696Y1WTf
#Isles Patrick Roy’s mindset after 6-2 win: “It’s fun but unfortunately, it’s the midnight rule. We got to enjoy but tomorrow we need to come to practice because we have an opponent that won two big games on the road […] big practice and be ready for [Flames] on Saturday.”
.@StapeAthletic’s story on the #isles win against Tampa Bay, plus a note from me on former Islander Zach Parise: https://t.co/DfNX64hgn1 Islanders play their first real 'Patrick Roy game,' which he hopes will bring excitement to all