Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders took down the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Tuesday night. Kyle Palmieri and Ryan Pulock also scored, and Ilya Sorokin finished with 27 saves for New York in its final game before the NHL trade deadline and a three-game west-coast road trip.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 38 shots and Alexander Romanov and Kyle Palmieri scored to lead the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins.
If this final game before the trade deadline doubled as the final game in Islanders colors for Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri, then at least it was a good one. Both players scored as the Islanders notched a rare win on the second end of a back-to-back,
The New York Islanders (27-25-7) buried the Nashville Predators (21-30-7) 6-4 on Saturday afternoon in UBS Arena. The Islanders started off hot, striking just 2:37 into the game courtesy of Jean-Gabriel Pageau.