Woot! And also whew!
The Islanders sent another game to extra time — after giving up a late equalizer — but were able to finish it before the shootout, as Bo Horvat finished off a pretty combo with Mat Barzal to give the Isles a 4-3 win over the Devils 69 seconds into overtime.
They were pretty deserving of a good result. It also was close to ending on a bad note.
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Still, there were a lot of bright spots in the Isles’ game, their fourth out of their first seven to require overtime, though getting so close to a regulation win left a short-live sour taste:
- Brocktober returned to the air as Brock Nelson opened scoring with a nice mid-slot deflection 1:23 into the game.