UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Will overconfidence be what derails the Islanders’ season? A night after standing pat at the NHL trade deadline, New York not only lost to the Flames but slipped into a tie for the division lead.
Mikael Backlund and Rasmus Andersson scored nearly three minutes apart early in the third and the Flames clamped down on New York’s late push, beating the Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday night for their season-high sixth straight win.
“We didn’t really give them anything in the third period,” Calgary’s Matthew Tkachuk said. “We were going in tied 1-1 on the road, and that was a perfect period in my mind.