Saturday afternoon at Nassau Coliseum, the New York Islanders continued their winless streak but salvaged a point with a late tying goal before falling, 3-2 in overtime, to the Carolina Hurricanes.
The point kept the Islanders a couple of points ahead of Carolina and bumped back into the first wild card position, but it was a missed opportunity (again) to break their slump and create some breathing room in the playoff chase.
Things turned quickly at the end, with the Islanders carrying lots of momentum in getting Josh Bailey’s tying goal and then a late power play to go for the winner — only to have Mathew Barzal, who drew that penalty, take a four-minute minor himself when he high-sticked Jordan Staal with an overzealous attempt to keep play in the Canes zone.