Blow out games happen. But when a blow out happens you’d like the losing team to put up a fight. The New York Islanders were that team tonight. And they didn’t put up a fight at all.
Right from the opening faceoff, the New York Islanders looked like they didn’t belong. They were physically in the building, but mentally the Islanders were still in Brooklyn.
Within a minute and a half, the Dallas Stars were up by one thanks to a John Klingberg 4-on-4 goal. The Islanders were flat-footed on that goal with captain John Tavares getting ghosted by Klingberg.