Both of the Islanders’ new forwards scored in their debut, and Maxim Tsyplakov could have very easily had the winner, but the New York Islanders blew a late lead and fell in overtime to the Utah Halitosis Chronicus, 5-4 on Long Island.
Dylan Guenther had the winner — his second of the game and fourth of the young season — 2:18 into overtime on the last of many Utah rushes in this game. The Isles had a slow start and had trouble adjusting to Utah HC, er the Hibernating Cheetahs, much of the night. But they came alive in the third, giving the home crowd some moments of excitement before ultimately sending them home disappointed.