The Islanders have only won consecutive games once this season.
The New York Islanders and the Montreal Canadiens needed extra time for the second time this season.
Only this time, it was the Canadiens coming away victorious after Nick Suzuki buried a loose puck at the crease at 2:39 of the extra frame:
Here's how it happened:
The Islanders started with some offense in the first minute. Isaiah George sent a shot from the point that Maxim Tsyplakov tipped. George then got his own rebound but was stoned by Sam Montembeault.
He later took a tripping penalty on the play, but New York managed to kill it by allowing just one shot on the net.
With seven minutes remaining, Kaiden Guhle had a point-blank chance right in front of Sorokin, but the glove hand robbed Guhle, leaving the game scoreless.
Sorokin stood out during the first period, making seven saves, many of which were difficult. He and his team went to the locker room after the period with the score tied 0-0.
The Islanders started the second on a power play, thanks to Oliver Wahlstrom drawing a call in the final seconds of the first. However, they did not succeed as Anders Lee tallied the only shot.
Hudson Fasching was called for high-sticking Cole Caufield behind Montreal’s net, and the Canadiens did not fail this time.
Patrik Laine, in his Canadiens debut, was given a shot by the Islanders penalty kill and ripped it by Sorokin's glove.
The shot came from the left circle and was uncontested:
The Islanders finally broke through with 1:05 remaining in the second. The Canadiens looked to be breaking out of their own zone, but Noah Dobson barely kept the puck in and shot it right at Wahlstrom, who gave a quick touch to Lee, who was behind the defense.
His first try was blocked, but his rebound squeezed past Montembeault and tied the game at one.
Lee’s goal, his third straight game with a red light, was his 11th of the season, which now puts him past Nelson and Palmieri for sole possession of first on the team.
The third period started with the Islanders having an offensive presence, but it eventually tilted toward the Canadiens. Mike Matheson and Nick Suzuki both had solid opportunities, but they could not get the puck past Sorokin.
With just over 12 minutes remaining, Nelson found himself with a chance to give New York the lead, but once again, Montembeault made the save.
The Islanders and Canadiens traded chances throughout, but neither team could score.
Tsyplakov was called for a double-minor high-sticking penalty with 18 seconds to play in regulation, but after review—that call is only reviewable if called a double-minor—it was determined that Mike Matheson lifted Tsyplakov's stick into Kayden Guhle's face.
UP NEXT: The Islanders host the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night at 7:30 PM ET.