The New York Islanders last night hosted the San Jose Sharks in their first game in six days and their first game since returning from their brief COVID-19 shutdown.
It seemed like the Isles’ bad luck—it’s not just poor play and injuries—might finally have turned when Mathew Barzal scored off the rush just over a minute into the game and on the Islanders’ first shot on goal. It was the Isles’ first lead at UBS Arena at Belmont Park and their first lead since the one they held for like twenty seconds against the Tampa Bay Lightning two or three weeks ago.