Genuinely, you’ve seen this one before. From the “random guy on the Penguins scores his first NHL goal against us” to “coach’s challenge on goaltender interference” (the Isles actually lost this one) to “epic third period comeback”, it really was a peak New York Islanders game.
Much like the game against Florida, the Isles played a strong first period but couldn’t get anything in the net. But instead of two goals against in the second, they came in the first, but that still ended with the same scenario: down by two going into the third.
But then just seventeen seconds into the third period, Kyle Palmieri opened up the scoring, with a friendly assist from (Islanders legend) Tristan Jarry’s back.