In the third and final game of their season opening homestand, the New York Islanders managed to grab a point in a back and forth affair. It’s hard to say they were the better team at any point, but at even strength, the Islanders outscored the Devils 3-0. It was the special teams that did them in, going 1/5 on the penalty kill and 0/2 on the power play.
Sorokin deserves most of the credit for keeping the Devils at bay at even strength, making some spectacular saves (like the one pictured above.)
Two goals from Brock Nelson and two goals from Bo Horvat (one with an extra skater on the ice) provided enough offense to at least get us to overtime.