On Long Island, the New York Islanders potted the St Louis Blues a 2-0 lead and the rallied for 3-2 overtime win.
Devon Toews completed the rally when he scored with 1:03 gone in the extra session.
“We’re missing some bodies, everyone can tell that,” Toews said. “But it’s next man up, you know? We have guys that are stepping in, and in big roles, too, and making plays for us. That’s what our team is about, and we’ll take that.”
Thomas Greiss made 21 saves to get the win.
Brayden Schenn and Vladimir Tarasenko scored for the Blues.
“You’re going to play really well and lose some games,” Blues coach Craig Berube said. “We got a point out of it. Overall, I thought it was a real good road trip. You come away with that many points (five) on a road trip, you’re doing a good job.
“It’s unfortunate. You’re up 2-0, you want to win the game, but things happen sometimes.”
Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson scored in the third period to erase the deficit and get the game to overtime.
“Until the last six minutes of the game, they were kind of just hemming us in and we couldn’t get anything going,” said Barzal, who had his first multipoint game of the season. “We found a break there late, and sometimes with our style — you know, hold teams off, hold teams off — you get a bounce and then capitalize on your opportunities. That’s what we did tonight.
“I don’t know if we’re deserving of two points, but that’s the way you stay in the game. We battled right until the end.”
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Jordan Binnington made 29 saves in the loss.
“We were still competing, but it wasn’t really working for us,” Binnington said. “It happens quick, and that’s why you’ve got to play a full 60 (minutes) and you’ve got to be consistent all the way through and work hard. Hopefully this is a lesson learned for all of us to really just finish teams and close out games.”
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