That’s what you want to see as the preseason concludes. The New York Islanders fell behind 2-0 to the New York Rangers because of two flukey goals, despite the Long Islanders dominating the Short Island Smurfs. But sometimes Puck Don’t Lie, and the Islanders roared back with five unanswered goals past Igor Shesterkin, who early on looked poised to steal this game, especially after he robbed Anders Lee twice in a row on the goal line in the first period.
Mathew Barzal recorded a point on all five Islanders goals, scoring one of his own and assisting on four others.