Mark Giordano, Dougie Hamilton, Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan, and Micheal Ferland started things off for the Flames while Thomas Hickey, Ryan Pulock, Anders Lee, John Tavares and Josh Bailey started off for the Islanders. The Islanders won the faceoff and got into the zone early and tested Mike Smith almost immediately. Smith made the quick save from an odd angle and kept the Islanders off of the scoreboard. The Flames went back the other way off of a Pulock turnover, but Brandon Davidson cut off the passing lane and Matthrew Tkachuk held onto it too long and couldn’t convert on Christopher Gibson.
Christopher Gibson tops Returning Mike Smith in Islanders 5-2 Victory
