Islanders 7, Red Wings 6: Not how they drew it up

Hat trick hero.Six minutes after puck drop in this Friday night tilt between the New York Islanders and the Detroit Red Wings, the score was 2-0 to the Red Wings. With less than two minutes left, it was 6-5 Islanders. And when the clock hit 0, it was 6-6. But then, after a messed up non-penalty call in overtime, Brock Nelson put the game to rest with his third goal of the game. That’s hockey, as they say. What a game.

After a terrible performance in Buffalo, where the Islanders managed to crawl back into the game only to blow a point by conceding a terrible goal late in the third, a big result was needed. It was important to start the game strong and squash the mediocre Red Wings. Which is…