We identified two keys to a win for the New York Islanders, give the Arizona Coyotes some respect and play a full game. And the last one was limit their chances. Under 34 shots a game (the Isles average 34.7 a game) would be great.
The Islanders did the latter, but not the former.
In the first period, the New York Islanders had three shots on goal to Arizona’s 14. Naturally, that meant they went down early as Arizona took a 1-0 through the first period.
Thankfully the Islanders woke up in the second and third period, registering 28 shots combined and forcing over time.