The New York Islanders are off to a 2-1-1 start. Here's our video recaps following each game, with a few notes from those results.
Islanders Fall 3-1 to Sabres
BUFFALO, NY -- The New York Islanders are off to a 2-1-1 start. Here's our video recaps following each game, with a few notes from those results.
Islanders Take Season Opener, Hold on For 3-2 Win Over Sabres
Islanders Beat Sabres 3-2
- Brock Nelson with a two-point night, with a goal and an assist
- Scott Mayfield injured on a Rasmus Dahlin shot (has yet to play since)
- Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves
- Breakdown at the end of the second and early in the third
- Fourth line and Adam Pelech create Casey Cizikas's go-ahead goal
- Power Play 0-for-3, Penalty Kill 2-for-2
- Outshot Buffalo 29-28
- Won 65% of draws
Islanders Edge Coyotes 1-0; Sorokin Earns First Shutout of Season
Islanders Beat Coyotes 1-0
- Allowed just 14 shots on goal
- 1st shutout of season for Sorokin
- Mathew Barzal with a PPG via a one-timer
- Kyle Palmieri extended point streak (1G, 2A) to two games
- Samuel Bolduc solid in season debut
- Noah Dobson cleaned up defensive play
- Power play 1-for-3, Penalty Kill 3-for-3
- Outshot Coyotes 34-14
- Won 66% percent of draws
Islanders Gain A Point -- Lose 5-4 In OT To Devils
Islanders Fall 5-4 in OT to Devils
- Bo Horvat with two goals, first two-goal game of his Islanders career
- Barzal extends point streak to two games
- Sorokin was brilliant, with highlight-reel saves
- Nelson continues to show off his shot with a two-goal performance
- Resiliency, tying game with 1:11 to go
- Anders Lee and Simon Holmstrom were swapped
- Struggled to contain Devils speed, allowed Jack Hughes way too much time and space
- Ryan Puck struggled throughout
- Power Play 0-for-2, Penalty Kill 1-for-5
- Pelech and Cizikas, two top PKers, took two penalties each
- Too many mistakes shorthanded and too many trips to the box
- Outshot by Devils 39-32
- Won 52% of draws
Buffalo Beats Islanders 3-1
Islanders Fall 3-1 to Sabres
- Slow performance on the second leg of back-to-back
- Oliver Wahlstrom and Julien Gauthier made their season debut
- Simon Holmstrom and Hudson Fasching were healthy scratches
- Stayed with the Sabres early but struggled toward the end of the second
- Semyon Varlamov was brilliant in his first start since March 30
- Pelech struggled
- Failed to get shots up on Comrie, a ton of pad saves
- Neutral zone play was weak
- Dobson's goal late extended his point streak to three games (1 goal, 2 assists)
- Horvat with three points (2 goals, 1 assist) in the last two games, with a secondary assist
- Points in three straight for Barzal (1 goal, 2 assists)
- Outshot 43-25
- Power Play 0-for-3, Penalty Kill 3-for-3
- Won 32% of draws
UP NEXT: Islanders host Colorado Avalanche Tuesday night at 8 PM ET.