Thomas Greiss #1 and Ryan Pulock #6 of the Islanders react as Rocco Grimaldi #23 of the Nashville Predators scores a goal late in the second period at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Credit: Jim McIsaac
This was a throwback game for the Islanders. Unfortunately, it was to the pre-Barry Trotz days when they couldn’t rely on solid defense and goaltending.
The Predators, erasing a two-goal deficit with four goals in the second period and seven straight overall, thrashed the Islanders, 8-3, on Tuesday night at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum. The Islanders were too prone to turnovers and couldn’t get the big save to bail them out.