Islanders ‘bounce back’ into third place
Three-Goal Second-Period Outburst Fuels 4-1 Win over Detroit
An ugly 6-3 loss in Carolina on Saturday had the New York Islanders chomping at the bit to resume their winning ways Monday afternoon at Downtown’s Barclays Center.
Bolstered by 28 saves from Thomas Greiss and a three-goal outburst in the second period, our borough’s NHL franchise did just that, rolling to a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in front of a Presidents’ Day crowd of 15,795 on the corners of Atlantic and Flatbush avenues.
“I had a lot of faith in our team to bounce back after the game that we had [Saturday],” Islanders head coach Jack Capuano noted after New York climbed back into the all-important third spot in the Metropolitan Division standings. “I thought we played three solid periods.”