The New York Islanders had a mixed set of results in their recent games against the Edmonton Oilers and Washington Capitals. In the first matchup, the Islanders fell behind early when Leon Draisaitl scored on the Oilers' first shot just 1:23 into the game. The Islanders were down 1-0 after the first period with shots 9-8 in favor of the Oilers. Despite a penalty on Bortuzzo for holding McDavid and a too many men penalty, the Islanders rallied in the second period with Anders Lee scoring a power-play goal. The Islanders' fortunes improved with additional goals from Horvat and Holmstrom, leading to a 3-1 victory. Notably, the Islanders have a record of 12-1-2 when Palmieri registers a point. The following game against the Capitals saw the Islanders concede first, a situation where they have a 6-6-0 record, while the Capitals are 7-0-2 when scoring first. The Islanders were outshot 15-7 in the first period and 26-16 after two periods. They managed to tie the game at 2-2 in the third period with a goal from Lee, outshooting the Capitals 14-7 in the period, but ultimately lost 3-2 in overtime.
Good goal, Caps beat Isles 3-2 in OT
Islanders are 3-5 in game decided during the 5-minute OT. Capitals are 1-2
#Isles and #Caps are headed to OT.
Isles and Caps go to OT 2-2
#Isles have outshot the #Caps 15-7 thus far in the third.
Islanders outshooting Capitals 14-7 in third.
Anders Lee ties the game at 2-2 with 7:58 to play in the third. Dekes out Kuemper. #Isels
Strong shift by #Isles second line early in the third.
Strong pressure by Isles to start the third, nice save by Kuemper on good chance by Nelson.
#Isles down 2-1 after 2. Shots are 26-16 in favor of #ALLCAPS. Still a tremendous amount of sloppiness from NYI.
After two periods, the Capitals lead the Islanders 2-1. Shots on goal are 26-16 for Washington (12-9 Caps in 2nd)
End of two #Capitals 2 (Lapierre, Edmundson) #Isles 1 (Fasching) Caps up on shots 26-16. Still far from sharpest Isles performance. But they go into the third with a chance.
After 40, Capitals lead Islanders 2-1 after Fasching and Edmundson exchange strikes. WSH leads 26-16 in SOG.
Kuemper gets a right flipper on Horvat 2-on-1 shot in final minute of second. #Isles
Jensen called for high stick with 5:00 left in 2nd. Isles PP (0-for 2 so far).
Isles back to the PP at 15:00 of the second as Jensen heads off for high sticking, 2-1 Caps
#Caps take a 2-1 lead with 6:48 to play in the second. Edmundson one-timer from the point. May have gone off someone in front. #Isles (I waited 30 seconds).
Edmundson scores on slap shot from center point with Protas providing screen in front. 2 -1 Capitals with 6:48 left in 2nd. That would be Edmundson's first goal with the Capitals.
Edmundson unloads from the blue line and it's 2-1 Caps at 13:12 of the second
Aube-Kubel called for hooking Reilly behind Isles net at 9:45. Isles PP (0-for-1 so far)
Islanders tie it 1:03 into second period with wraparound goal from Fasching that sneaks through Kuemper.
Fasching with a wraparound to tie the game at 1-1 with 18:57 to play in the second. Not a good one for Kuemper to allow. #Isles
After one period, the Capitals lead the Islanders 1-0. Shots on goal are 15-7 Washington. Capitals had the better legs and took advantage. Islanders looked like a team playing second game in two nights. Seemed to find their legs more later in the period.
End of one #Capitals 1 (Lapierre) #Isles 0 Caps up on shots 15-7. Damage could have been worse for Isles that period. Varlamov was sharp. Has given them a chance to find their game in the second period.
#Isles sleepwalk through the first period, down 1-0 to #ALLCAPS, as Varlamov was their best player by far. LaPierre off Nelson turnover. Being outshot 15-7.
After 20, Caps lead Isles 1-0 on a goal by Lapierre. WSH leads 15-7 in SOG.
Aho gets puck to Pageau at the crease but Kuemper with the save with 45.3 seconds left in the first. Isles have started connecting on some more passes of late, been able to play up the ice a little more.
Capitals score first for only the 10th time in their first 29 games. They are 7-0-2 when scoring first this season. Islanders allowed first goal for 13th time in 32 games. They're 6-6-0 when giving up first goal.
#Isles being dominated by #ALLCAPS in first. Down 1-0 and being outshot 12-3. Varlamov is the reason NYI isn't trailing by a few with 8:00 to play in the first.
#Isles down 1-0 at 12:00 of first and being outshot 12-3. Start of this game looking very much like first two periods of 5-3 loss in Montreal on Saturday, when Isles were also playing on second night of back to back.
#Isles on pace to give up 72 SOG tonight. Not a surprise they're down a goal early, no jump or cohesion so far
Nelson turns the puck over in d-zone and #ALLCAPS make him pay. LaPierre one-timer from the slot beats Varlamov blocker side. #Isles down 1-0 with 10:04 to play in the first.
Nelson turnover in Isles zone leads to 1-0 Caps lead at 9:56 of the first. Lapierre nets it.
#Isles get their first shot on goal, Nelson backdoor, with 13:18 to play in the first.
Horvat gets taken down and #Isles are heading to the PP with 19:03 to play in the first. Malenstyn is off for tripping.
#Isles captain Anders Lee said Brock Nelson gets an assist on his PPG as Nelson was dealing with a skate issue which allowed Lee to get the PP1 opportunity.
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No empty net goal, but an #Isles PP with 3:08 left, Hyman trips Dobson
Oilers cede a PP to Isles with 3:08 left in regulation as Hyman is off for his second O-Zone tripping penalty of the game.
#Isles to the PP with 3:08 to play in the third, up 3-1. Hyman goes off for the second time tonight.
Oilers back to the PP at 8:24 of the third, trailing Isles 3-1.
#Isles holding off the Oilers expected push, but a too many men penalty at 8:24 is not what you want
#Isles survive an EDM 5-on-3, followed by a late push, but escape the second period on the power play (1:41), up 3-1. Lee (PPG) Horvat (PPG) Holmstrom (SHG)
#Isles draw a tripping penalty as Hyman goes off with 19.1 seconds to play.
Oilers hem Isles in for about 90 seconds, then Hyman goes off for an O-Zone trip on Nelson with 19.1 seconds left in the second.
#Isles trapped in the D zone for an extended time as the 2nd winds down, Nelson draws a trip on Hyman to get them out of it
#Isles kill off five on three Oilers PP, then five on four Oilers PP, back to even strength
Oilers will skate five on three for 58 seconds with Bortuzzo off for holding McDavid at 14:43 of the second, 3-1 Isles
Palmieri with the primary assist on Lee's goal. #Isles are 12-1-2 when Palmieri registers a point this season.
That's a PPG for Anders Lee as he pushes thge puck across the line. Looks like #Isles switched up PP1, with Palmieri on the right wall and Lee as the net front.
Anders Lee finds the puck behind Stuart Skinner and deposits it into the goal as it's 1-1 with 17:21 to play in the second. PPG for Lee. Came off a Palmieri wrist shot. #Isles
Holmstrom draws #Isles first power play and Lee ties it, sweeping home a puck that Skinner couldn't cover. 1-1 at 2:39 of the 2nd
#Isles were dominated through the first half of the first but found their game a tad more in the second half. Had chances to beat Skinner. Just failed to. Shots are 9-8 EDM. NYI down 1-0 after 1, as Draisaitl scored on Oilers first shot of the game.
End of one #Oilers 1 (Draisaitl) #Isles 0 Shots even at 8-8 Isles were creating a lot of chances around the Oilers net the last eight or so minutes.
#Isles finally get a push, have Skinner moving side to side with a couple of good rebound chances, but still 1-0 Oilers.
#Isles looked to be on a 2-on-1 with a delayed penalty coming against #Oilers, but no, the penalty is on Gauthier for tripping with 9:30 to play in the first, down 1-0.
10:03 to play in the first. #Oilers are up 1-0 and have been the faster team in all three zones. Their transition game is giving #Isles fits.
Sorokin uses his head to stop a McDavid wrister after a beautiful transitional sequence from #Oilers. #Isles
Draisaitl beats Sorokin glove slide, and it's 1-0 #Isles with 18:37 to play in the first. Pretty strong defense by Bortuzzo there. Beats Sorokin under the glove.
Draisaitl, first shot on net, #Isles down 1-0 at 1:23. Too much gap by Bortuzzo and a quick wrister glove side