The New York Islanders extended their winning streak to four games by defeating the St. Louis Blues 4-2 at UBS Arena. Overcoming a 2-0 deficit created by goals from Toropchenko and Saad, the Islanders scored four unanswered goals, including an empty-net goal by Mat Barzal. This victory brings the Islanders within four points of the Philadelphia Flyers with two games in hand and positions them four points back of two wild cards. The match marked the Blues' third regulation loss in a scenario where they scored first, underlining a squandered chance to secure at least a point.
Islanders storm past Blues, win 4th in row ⤵️ https://t.co/uDJyFDcXZR
Islanders now four points behind the #Flyers
#Isles rally from two goals down to defeat Blues for fourth win in a row | @AGrossNewsday https://t.co/cNrt4SA52D
#Isles win their fourth straight game, beating the #stlblues 4-2. Scored four unanswered goals, erasing a 2-0 deficit in the second, with two goals in 5:15. Now trail PHI by four points with two games in hand.
Four straight goals and four straight wins for Islanders, who defeat Blues 4-2. They're four points back of the Flyers for third in Metro with two games in hand. Also four points back of two wild cards, same # of games played with Red Wings, two games in hand on Lightning.
For the second time in four games, the Blues blew a 2-0 lead in a road loss. Tonight, the Islanders scored the game's final four goals in a 4-2 St. Louis loss.
FINAL: #isles 4, #stlblues 2
Barzal with the empty-netter, 4-2. Neighbours with the feeling of Blues fans, swinging his stick at the post after the goal. #stlblues
final: #isles 4, #stlblues 2 ... just the third game lost in regulation when Blues score first but it came at a bad time. Toropchenko and Saad gave Blues 2-0 lead and they frittered it away, didn't come out ready in opening minute in third and it cost them at least a point.
#Isles win again. 4-2 final. #StlBlues
Another empty net goal for the #Isles, on their way to a fourth straight win. 4-2 final.
Another empty-net goal for the #Isles. Mat Barzal makes it 4-3 with 30.5 seconds left. #StlBlues
Barzal empty netter with 30.5 left #Isles up 4-2 and will match season high with fourth straight win.
Barzal. Breakaway. Empty-netter. Four unanswered goals as #Isles are up 4-2 with 30 seconds remaining.
#stlblues and Islanders are underway at UBS.
#Isles vs. #Stlblues is a go from Elmont.
#Isles battle #Stlblues tonight, riding a three-game win streak. They sit 6 points behind #LetsGoFlyers with three games in hand entering tonight. It's a biggy at UBS. @TheHockeyNews @matthewpage24 https://t.co/CwlkV6L5iI