In Elmont, the New York Islanders Noah Dobson scored with four seconds left on the regulation, on Sunday, to force extra time with the Chicago Blackhawks.
The goal tied the game, 2-2.
“I think I definitely had a few chances out there tonight,” Dobson said. “It was nice to bury one in the last few seconds.”
The game went to the skills competition, and Patrick Kane was the lone striker to give the Hawks a 3-2 win.
The loss extended the Isles woes to 11 straight losses.
“The only thing I didn’t like in the game is, really, the result,” Islanders head coach Barry Trotz said. “You look at the group, I thought we had a really good effort. … I look at the last three games, we’ve got a point in every game. We’re playing hockey now. We’re playing in a lot of areas the right way.
“The group understands. We would love to get our first win in the building here for our fans, for us, for our confidence. But we’re just collecting points as we can. We’d like two, but we get one. It’s better than nothing.”
They have yet to post a victory in the new UBS Arena.
Chicago improved to 9-13-2.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 22 saves for the Chicago win.
“Marc-Andre, great game again. Especially his shootouts have been tremendous,” Chicago head coach Derek King said. “I think the big thing here is our guys are buying into taking teams to 2-1, to 2-2 tied going into overtime. Take our chances. We’re OK with that.”
Brandon Hagel scored off the power play to give the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead in the opening period.
“We’re finding ways to win,” Hagel said. “We’re winning those 2-1, 3-2 games. That’s what we have to do when the puck’s not going in the net. Have to be happy with that. Hopefully, the pucks start going in, obviously.”
The Isles got the game even at 1-1 with a goal from Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
New York dropped to 5-10-5.
Dylan Strome restored the Chicago lead in the third period, 2-1.
“[Fleury is] unbelievable. Vezina Trophy winner for a reason,” Strome said. “Without him, we’re not in a lot of these games. He’s a heck of a goalie. … One of the best teammates I’ve ever had for sure.”
Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves in the loss.
“I think we’ve been doing some good things in the last three games,” Pageau said. “Obviously we want that extra point, but we’re building right now. I think our game is going in the right direction. You just see, when you score like that at the end, that the team is ready to play a full 60 (minutes). Everyone showed up tonight.”
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