Islanders ‘killing it’ at Barclays Center
Blank Flames, 4-0, to Boost Home Record to 4-1-1
The New York Islanders continued to play the role of killers on Monday night, extending their streak of snuffing out opponents’ power plays en route to an easy 4-0 victory over the visiting Calgary Flames in front of 11,582 fans at Downtown’s Barclays Center.
Jaroslav Halak made 29 saves for his second shutout in four starts since returning from an upper-body injury, Frans Nielsen scored a pair of goals and New York stretched its penalty killing streak to 21 while boosting its record in Brooklyn to 4-1-1.
“Last season, we started off really bad,” Halak admitted of the Islanders’ previous inability to kill off the opposition’s chances with the man advantage.