Anders Lee pushed the rebound of a Jean-Gabriel Pageau shot into the back of the net to put the Islanders ahead 3-2 at 15:24 of the third period. Adam Pelech handed the puck to Pageau in the neutral zone to create a two-on-one surge.
Caufield took advantage of Varlamov’s blurred vision to beat him on the side of the shield with a shot from the left circle to tie the game 3-3 at 17:50.
“Sometimes we have lucky leaps. I learned that in hockey, there are times when luck smiles on us and others when bad luck comes after us,” Caufield said. So I have to keep a cool head. Our team game needs to improve and we all know we can do more, but I like what we did tonight. There are still things to improve on, but I think everyone played pretty well tonight. »
The Islanders benefited from a power play in overtime, but were unable to score.
Bo Horvat gave the Islanders a 1-0 lead on a power play at 14:32 of the first period. Mathew Barzal had faked a shot from the top of the left circle before spotting Horvat, who fired a one-timer from the slot that beat Primeau on the glove side.
Kyle Palmieri doubled the Islanders’ lead just 2:24 later. He beat Primeau in the upper part of the shield side with a shot from the right circle.
Caufield cut the lead to 2-1 at 19:56 during a power play by collecting his own putback before beating Varlamov to the side of the shield with a shot from a tight angle.
Mailloux tied the game 2-2 by beating Varlamov on the shield side with a shot from the slot 59 seconds into the second period. Installed in the left corner, Jake Evans had spotted Mailloux alone in the slot.
“There were a lot of twists and turns in this game,” said Islanders coach Patrick Roy. “It was 2-0, then they tied it 2-2 in the second period. We had several opportunities to seal the outcome of the game on the power play. Both teams fought well, then tied the score. We then had chances of winning four against three. We hit the post in overtime and also in the shootout. It was a hard-fought match. I don’t know if it was exciting for you and the fans, but it was for me. »
Islanders forward Anthony Duclair left the game at 3:19 of the third period. After falling in the crease, he was unable to support himself on his right leg. No further information about him was given after the match.
In the notebook
Mailloux became the 201st player to score his first career goal against the Islanders… Caufield has six goals in six games… Nick Suzuki has at least one point in each of his last four games (five assists)… Dobson has amassed four assists in five games… Islanders forward Julien Gauthier participated in his first game of the season…
