Islanders run out of late magic in loss to Avalanche as win streak ends at four
NY Post
DENVER — The Islanders got some late magic to win three overtime games in a row.
They couldn’t get a fourth.
Their late luck ran out Sunday, and so did a burgeoning four-game win streak as the Islanders fell short in a 4-1 loss to the Avalanche, their first defeat of this seven-game road trip that still has stops left in Dallas and Detroit.
The Islanders did not play that much worse of a game than they had in Utah or Las Vegas, both overtime wins. And they got the goaltending they needed from Ilya Sorokin.
They were, however, not quite as dangerous off the rush and — outside of the fourth line — not quite as dangerous on the cycle. Mat Barzal’s six-game point streak ended, and this was one of those nights when No. 13 held onto the puck and overskated to his own detriment. Matthew Schaefer, coming off a run of otherworldly games, was merely good.
Still, the Isles looked ready to push in the third period, going into the final 20 minutes trailing 2-1.
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