Takeaways: Islanders Overcome Multi-Goal Deficit in 4-3 OT Win Over Montreal
TAKEAWAYS
The Islanders scratched and clawed their way to a 4-3 OT win in comeback fashion. Down 3-2, the Islanders pulled Sorokin for the extra attacker and came through, with Lee taking a Bo Horvat shot off the chest with 1:41 to play in the third. It was a fitting goal for Lee, who had scored plenty of deflections in his Isles career, which hit the 900-game mark on Thursday.
“That was more protection than deflection,” Lee joked after the game.
That sent the game to overtime, where the Islanders withstood an early storm from Montreal before Pageau’s winner. It started in the defensive zone, as Simon Holmstrom gained control of the puck along the left half wall in the Canadiens zone and sent it up ice to Pageau, who rushed in and went forehand to backhand to win it for the Islanders.
“We were resilient tonight,” Lee said. “We didn’t waver from our game. They had some long shifts on us and we’re down two, but it didn’t faze us at all. We knew we had a lot of hockey left, just needed to get one, and another one.”
Pageau’s heroics were only possible because of the strength of two goals by Schaefer.
