At long last, a goaltender stood on his head to put an end to The Streak.
It was 17 games, spanned multiple road trips and time zones, and set a new franchise record. But last night Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson said enough is enough. He stoned the Islanders for the first period, while the Ducks adjusted and worked to get one- and then two-goal leads like they had learned something from the visitors.
No early lead to get them going, and no late comeback heroics to overcome a drab final 40 minutes.