The New York Islanders took advantage of a porous Alex Georgiev and some friendly Colorado Avalanche mistakes to get their first win of the season in Denver.
The result moves the Isles to 1-1-1 on the season with one game left on this three-game road trip. It was also a huge, good sign that Ilya Sorokin looked sharp and nimble in his first start of the season following back surgery that kept him from appearing in any preseason games.
It was a deserved win and a promising effort for the Isles, even though the opponent was missing several players and received a bad outing from their goalie and their star defenseman.