#Isles with another slow and ugly period on the road. Pelech has looked particularly bad. Second PP generated a little more, need to see more of that. Varly tested early and looks solid.

ugh holms. Hope he's ok #isles

Holmstrom takes a clear to the face and the trainer has to come on the ice. He skates off the ice with the trainer. Looks like it got him in the nose. Blood drawn.

Was a Durzi clear attempt.

#Isles

Holmstrom takes a puck in the face. Down on the ice and bleeding. Hope he’s okay 🤞🏻 #Isles

Shesterkin with a better fielding percentage than the Yankees. Scoops up an Eklund shot with the glove #Isles

Schaefer rips an absolute bomb from the point on the PP but the post bails out the Rags.

I’m choosing to believe we’re getting the bad juju out early. #Isles

Schaefer one-timer hits the right post and stays out. Shot hit Zibanejad's stick before hitting the post. Shot was going blocker side. #Isles

What a pass from Palmieri to spring Horvat. Can't score on the breakaway as Lafreniere gives him a whack.

#Isles, down 1-0, to the PP with 3:03 to go in the first.

Varlamov stones DeAngelo. The defenseman backhanded it into Varlamov after Zibanejad sent it to the back post. 4:21 to go in the first. #Isles down 1-0.

Varlamov with highway robbery at the back post. #NYR had a tap-in until they didn't. #Isles

Turned off that ESPN BS broadcast. #isles

Eklund goes off for holding with 7:19 to go in the first. Rookie has a penalty in three straight games. #Isles

Schenn and Miller drop the gloves off the faceoff! First time Brayden has felt like a real Islander. #Isles

With 7:48 to go in the first, Varlamov makes his first save. #Isles down 1-0.

You can hear Duclair screaming "Homer, Homer" from press box. Tried to get him the puck on a 2-on-2 but #NYR made the play.

#Isles really strong structurally with their breakouts thus far.

New York goal!

Scored by Oliver Bjorkstrand with 13:20 left in the 1st. Assisted by Alexis Lafrenière.

NYR: 1 | NYI: 0
#NYIvsNYR #NYR #Isles

#NYR get the kill. DeAngelo gets booed every time he touches the puck. #Isles

#Isles to the PP after #NYR rookie Beaudoin takes an interference penalty in his o-zone. 12:39 to go in the first.

Beaudoin to the box for interference. #isles to the power play when we return.