The easiest fix, of course, is great goaltending.
The Islanders spent much of their season opener Thursday night playing in their own end against the hard-pressing, youthful Hurricanes. But Thomas Greiss was spectacular in net, making 45 saves in a 2-1 overtime win before a sell-out crowd of 18,680 at PNC Arena.
Josh Bailey won it with a power-play one-timer off Mathew Barzal’s feed 43 seconds into overtime.