The New York Islanders [http://thn.com/isles] improved to 5-1-0 on their seven-game road trip after a big 3-1 win in the Big D against the Dallas Stars [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/islanders-matthew-schaefer-takes-on-miro-heiskanen-after-battling-cale-makar] on Tuesday night. David Rittich made saves for his second straight win. Bo Horvat [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/bo-horvat-stays-hot-islanders-shut-out-rangers-5-0-to-snap-msg-curse] broke a 1-1 tie, scoring his 13th of the season at 3:12 of the third after a favorable bounce off the end-wall: Then, after Horvat found himself in the box for a double-minor, also earning himself a 10-minute misconduct, Kyle Palmieri [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/kyle-palmieri-reflects-on-his-trade-from-devils-to-islanders-it-was-the-best-opportunity-to-try-win]did his best Jean-Gabriel Pageau impression, scoring shorthanded to give the Islanders a 3-1 lead at 7:38 of the third: Horvat was unable to play the final 13:12 of the third. The Stars pulled within one, scoring with 1:59 to go in the third with the extra-attacker courtesy of Jason Robertson's second of the game. But that's as close as Dallas would get. Early in the Calum Ritchie [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-islanders/latest-news/watch-ritchie-scores-first-goal-with-islanders-vs-stars] scored at 0:31 of the period for his first goal since joining the Islanders, but Jason Robertson answered 1:55 later: We await an update on defenseman Alexander Romanov, who was hit from behind by Stars forward Mikko Rantanen with 27.3 seconds to play. Rantanen received a five-minute major and a game misconduct. The Stars thought they scored to force overtime with 0.2 seconds to play in regulation -- which they did -- but the league deemed it goaltender interference after a review. The Islanders conclude their road trip against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night with puck drop at 7 PM ET on MSGSN2.
