GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Islanders avoided any potential obstacles on Tuesday night with another impressive team performance.
They showed no ill effects of playing on back-to-back nights. Goalie Robin Lehner, who’s lost playing time to injuries and Thomas Greiss’ better play of late, allowed a soft early goal and then was stout the rest of the way. And top-line center Brock Nelson went from being a game-time decision because of an apparent thigh issue to one of the Islanders’ better players in a 3-1 win over the Coyotes at Gila River Arena.
The Islanders (17-12-4), who have won the first two games of this four-game trip, have won three straight for the first time since a season-high five-game winning streak from Oct.