Anders Nilsson was hoping to have a strong performance in his first career game against the team that drafted him. But the New York Islanders scored three first period goals sending Nilsson to the bench and routing the Edmonton Oilers, 8-1 at Barclays Center.
Johnny Boychuk scored the opening goal with a blast to kick off the scoring. It was No. 55’s first goal in his second game since returning Saturday from an upper body injury that he suffered in Buffalo on New Years Eve.
John Tavares and Nikolay Kulemin followed with goals of their own to put the game out of reach on the first 10 shots.