On Long Island, the New York Islanders got in the win column with a solid 4-1 win over the road weary Winnipeg Jets.
Josh Bailey, Anthony Beauvillier,Brock Nelson, and Anders Lee all scored their first goals of the season in the win.
“That’s the way we need to play; that’s kind of our identity right there,” Bailey said. “We were playing hard all over the ice, tight defensively, but we were still creating a lot and found a way to hit the back of the net a couple of times too.”
Thomas Greiss made 35 saves to get the win.
Patrik Laine was the lone goal scofrer for the Jets.
“Good vibe on the bench, good vibe in the room after two [periods],” Wheeler said. “Obviously, popping one late there in the second gives you the momentum again, kind of similar to the Jersey game. If one of those goes in, you don’t know what can happen.
“But ultimately, you play from behind by three-plus goals every game, you’re going to put yourself in a tough spot.”
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Laurent Brossoit made 29 saves in the loss.
“Sadly, he was fantastic,” Winnipeg head coach Paul Maurice said. “I mean, the number, when you play as well as he played, you deserve a better number and he should be sitting the locker room having a good feeling right now. But boy, he’s been like that right from the start of [training] camp. He’s just been right-on for us.
“We got in trouble there in the second period, obviously. He was composed, made some great saves and gave us a chance to hang around a little bit.”
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