Islanders take three of four on road trip, lose Ryan Pulock to injury
The gist
The New York Islanders beat Nashville in a shootout and Minnesota in overtime, then lost defenseman Ryan Pulock to an upper-body injury.
The team's five-game point streak ended in Dallas before the bounce-back wins.
How it unfolded
- Oct 22, 2026The Islanders lost 3-2 in overtime to the Los Angeles Kings, earning a point in a fifth straight game (3-0-2). Victor Eklund scored his second goal in as many games and Matthew Schaefer netted his first of the season.
- Oct 25, 2026The five-game point streak ended with a 6-3 loss to the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center; Schaefer, Kyle Palmieri and Brayden Schenn scored.
- Oct 27, 2026The Islanders beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 in a shootout at Bridgestone Arena. Schenn's first-period goal was the 300th of his career, and it was the team's first win in Nashville since Oct. 28, 2017.