The New York Islanders (#Isles) have been struggling, with a 5-game skid where they were outscored 18-9 and took 8 penalties in the third period. They faced the Vancouver Canucks (#Canucks) and the Seattle Kraken (#SeaKraken), losing 7 straight games, including 3 consecutive games going to overtime. The Islanders tied with the Flames (#Flames) at 4-4 and went to a shootout for the second-straight game, ultimately losing. The team is in a challenging period, with multiple games going into overtime and a series of losses.
After a bit of a bumpy start, it's been all #Canucks in the first period. Shots on goal are 12-4, shot attempts 20-10. Result shouldn't be in the balance for too much longer if this level of Vancouver control persists.
#Isles go to a SO for a second-straight game.
#Isles and #Flames to the shootout tied 4-4
#Isles get a point for a third-straight game but blew two third-period leads as we headed to OT.
#Isles and #Flames head to overtime tied 4-4. Third straight game past regulation for Isles, who are 0-4 in OTs, 0-1 in shootouts.
#Flames tie it at 4-4 as Yegor Sharangovich beats Sorokin with a deflection, with 6:17 to play in the third. Wahlstrom can't make a play along the boards. #Isles
#Flames ice the puck with 7:15 to play in the third. #Isles up 4-3.
End of two #Isles 3 (Fasching, Palmieri PP, Barzal 4/4) #Flames 2 (Pspisil, Coleman) Flames up on shots 22-17 Isles cannot let this effort go to waste. Have to have two points out of this.
#Isles and #Flames tied at 1-1 to start the second.
#Isles and #Flames tied at 1-1 after 1. Pospisil for CGY Fasching for NYI *Clutterbuck was credited with the assist but has been stripped of it. Strong play from him along half-wall, regardless.
End of one #Isles 1 (Fasching) #Flames 1 (Pospisil) Flames up on shots 9-8. Couple of breakdowns on Flames' goal. Otherwise, structurally sound period for Isles.
#Flames take a 1-0 lead with 7:44 to go in the first. #Isles get caught. Romanov caught flat-footed, and Pospisil scooped up the puck, cut to the net, held, got Sorokin sprawling, and scored.
#Isles vs. #Flames is a go from Calgary.
#Isles Ilya Sorokin (3-3-4, 3.28 GAA, .907 save pct.) and #Flames Jacob Markstrom (4-6-1, 2.66, .906) lead the teams onto the ice for warmups here in Calgary. - Isles ending four-game Western swing, looking to snap 0-4-3 skid - Flames on a 4-1-1 spurt
Ahead of #Isles vs. #Flames, here's the latest @thehockeynews
#Isles fall 4-3 in 8-round shootout for 7th straight loss @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/cWORmrmYQ3 https://t.co/cWORmrmYQ3
#Canucks were fine at 2-1 if they had got out of the second period but that 4-on-4 shift that led to the 3-1 goal was the killer tonight. Couldn't touch the puck for a long stretch and then it wound up in their net
#Isles and #SeaKraken to OT tied 3-3. Isles are 0-4 in the extra period.
#Isles blow lead in third and we are headed to OT for a second straight game.
That's the #Isles second third period goal in their last seven games.
#Isles Semyon Varlamov (2-3-0, 2.04 GAA, .940 save pct.) and #SeaKraken Philipp Grubauer (3-6-0, 3.37, .891) leads the teams onto the ice for warmups here in Seattle. -Isles in an 0-4-2 slide -Kraken in a 1-3-2 slide Both teams lost 4-3 in OT on road last night
#Isles lose lead in third but do have a point as we head to OT, tied at 3-3.
#Isles and #Canucks to OT tied 3-3
#Isles seemed to have scored but puck scooped off #Canucks goal line.
#Isles third line gets first shot of game with under 9 minutes to play in the third.
#Isles kill off the Mayfield penalty and keep their 3-2 lead with over 16 minutes to play in the third.
Holy schniekes, #Isles kill off that Canucks PP. Kuzmenko would have scored toward the end but couldn't get his stick on rebound bearing down on the left post. #Canucks spent just about all two minutes in Isles' zone.
Ahead of #Isles vs. #Canucks, here's the latest @thehockeynews:
Over #Isles 5-game skid (0-4-1): -Outscored 18-9 -Outscored 11-1 in third period -Taken 8 penalties in third period