Well, the Islanders got goalie’d. A dominant first period ended with Edmonton scoring with just a minute remaining, something of a trend this season, and aside from one power play goal, the Isles couldn’t get anything past Mike Smith, despite their best efforts.
Smith had to make some excellent saves to keep the Oilers ahead, and also had some help from the crossbar, but ultimately it was a disappointing result against a team that’s been on a tailspin and just fired their coach.
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First Period
The Islanders dominated this period, with the best chances for Edmonton coming when Connor McDavid seemed to get to full speed against Zdeno Chara and Andy Greene, but they were able to avoid being the next victims of a McDavid wonder goal highlight reel, keeping him in check.