After beating two difficult opponents in a back-to-back set to extend their winning streak to nine games, the New York Islanders suffered no letdown against one of the league’s worst teams in their first Brooklyn home game of the season.
Yes, the Islanders were a little shaky in the defensive zone early on; and yes, they had a miscue on a tepid power play that allowed the Ottawa Senators to open scoring with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau shorthander.
But Cal Clutterbuck equalized 39 seconds later, and the Islanders never looked back on their way to a 4-1 win.