The New York Islanders nearly stole points from a drab performance when they overturned a 3-0 third-period deficit, but instead gave up a late winner to fall 4-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Season ticket holders were allowed back (in limited numbers) for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, and they brought the noise to Nassau Coliseum — where the Islanders had yet to lose this season — starting in the pre-game. Alas, their enthusiasm was not reciprocated until the third period.
It wasn’t too little, too late. But just as shockingly as the Islanders stormed back, they gave the game and both points away, wasting a delightful comeback against a team coming off the psychological blow of a 9-0 loss to the other New York team.