Islanders put up fight but fade late in loss to Golden Knights
The Islanders are used to losing in gut-punch fashion, but not like this.
The Islanders are used to losing in gut-punch fashion, but not like this.
The Islanders are scoring more, but would do well to fall back on some of those old characteristics.
Jake Guentzel and Evgeni Malkin each scored twice, Kris Letang had six assists including five in the second period alone, and the Pittsburgh Penguins toppled the New York Islanders 7-0 on Wednesday night at UBS Arena.
Lane Lambert has been reticent to criticize officiating for most of his tenure as Islanders head coach. That tendency evaporated Tuesday.
Lane Lambert does not believe the defensive breakdown that befell the Islanders in their 7-0 loss to the Penguins points to any bigger-picture issues.
They will be back in action on Wednesday against the Penguins the first of two home games before a four-game trip.
Whatever you make of the Islanders, no one who has been around their dressing room can doubt even for a minute that this group very much believes in its own capabilities.
Oliver Wahlstrom drew back into the fold for the Islanders on Wednesday, skating for the first time in eight games against the Capitals.
Going into Saturdays 5-3 loss to the Canadiens, Oliver Wahlstrom had last played two weeks earlier in a win over the Panthers and had been scratched 11 times.