Following their awful loss to the Seattle Kraken last Wednesday going into the All-Star Break, Barry Trotz blasted the New York Islanders, which he rarely does. Seems like the message was received.
Against the Vancouver Canucks, the Islanders raced out to a 3-0 lead before the game was four minutes old and took a 5-0 lead in the first period before the Canucks could score.
The Canucks, of course, were going to press after getting embarrassed like that and watching their goalie, a former Islander, get yanked. They made it close, shortening their deficit to two goals.