EDMONTON, Alberta — The Islanders’ road trip to playoff oblivion took another horrific turn Thursday night with a 2-1 shootout loss to the Oilers, extending their winless streak to eight.
The decider came in the third round, when Connor McDavid beat the Islanders’ Christopher Gibson, then John Tavares was stopped by Cam Talbot.
After two scoreless periods, the Islanders broke through at 1:54 of the third when Thomas Hickey took the puck in the left circle from Brock Nelson, skated in on Newton and popped the puck high over his left shoulder.
McDavid tied it with 1:50 left in regulation when he skated behind the net and threw the puck in front, where it hit off the Islanders’ Brandon Davidson and bounced in off Gibson’s head.