Isn’t that so annoying? The New York Islanders played one of their best games of the season and walked away with no points. They didn’t sleepwalk, and they didn’t start slowly. If the Islanders had managed to come back last night, it would have felt more like justice than robbery. But the Nashville Predators—who I officially hate, by the way—gave the Isles a taste of their own medicine: Despite getting badly outplayed, their goalie stole two points.
Kevin Lankinen is Juuse Saros’ backup, but it was only a couple of seasons ago that he was a Calder finalist, and he entered play last night with a .