Anders Lee said before the game that tonight was the perfect opportunity for the New York Islanders to fix everything that's been ailing the team. That's a lot of fixing to do in 60 minutes.
Just consider the issues at hand. The Islanders hadn't won in four straight games. They've scored two goals in 12 periods of play. They hadn't scored on the power play over their last 13 opportunities. And have been making uncharacteristic mistakes in the defensive zone every night.
That's a long list of issues to fix in a single 60-minute game.