Halak goes down, but Isles keep rising
Goalie Suffers Injury in 2-1 Win over Penguins at Barclays Center
After a near-perfect seven-game road trip that saw them maintain, if not bolster, their position in the Eastern Conference playoff race, the New York Islanders emerged victorious yet again Tuesday night in their return to Brooklyn.
But this win came at a cost.
Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves before leaving the game late in the third period with a lower-body injury, and John Tavares and Anders Lee scored power-play goals as the Islanders edged the postseason-hopeful Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-1, in front of 14,724 fans at Downtown’s Barclays Center.