Islanders head coach Jack Capuano made a couple of changes to his middle two lines at Friday’s practice, putting Mathew Barzal on the line with Anders Lee and Ryan Strome and moving Shane Prince to the left with Brock Nelson and Josh Bailey.
That leaves Anthony Beauvillier as an extra. Beauvillier showed some nerves in the opening period at the Garden on Thursday, taking a needless penalty in the neutral zone in the final minute after an earlier shift with a pair of fumbling giveaways.
Of course, he wasn’t alone. The Islanders mishandled the puck all over the ice in the first two periods Thursday night.