NEW YORK — A pair teams feeling decidedly different about their most recent games will face each other Sunday night when the New York Islanders host the
Calgary Flames at Barclays Center.
The Islanders earned one of the most unlikely wins imaginable Friday night
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period before edging the visiting Detroit Red Wings 7-6 in overtime on Brock
Nelson’s goal, which capped his second career hat trick.
It was only the third time in NHL history a team won a game in which it trailed by three goals with 5:26 left, which was when New York began its
comeback.
Article continues below ... The Flames had their three-game winning streak snapped Friday, when they fell to the Rangers in New York 4-3.
The stunning comeback by the Islanders (27-23-6) salvaged what was looking like a disastrous set of back-to-back games against Eastern Conference
non-contenders — they fell to the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Thursday night — and
allowed them to at least tread water in the packed Eastern Conference wild card
race.
The win Friday momentarily lifted New York into sole possession of the second wild card
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Carolina Hurricanes. Carolina has 61 points, one more than Columbus and the
Islanders.
“That’s a huge comeback and just a huge two points, going from getting zero points in two games against Buffalo and Detroit to squeaking out a win,”
Islanders center Mathew Barzal told Newsday following an optional practice
Saturday. Barzal collected five assists Friday in becoming the first player in
100 years to register three five-point games as a rookie.
The loss for the Flames (28-19-8)
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Anaheim Ducks, one point behind the Los Angeles Kings.
Afterward, the Flames lamented the slow start and slow finish that likely cost them the game. Calgary was outshot 20-8 in the first period but took a 3-2
lead into the third period
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“From the start of the game we didn’t deserve to win — it’s as simple as that,” Flames left winger Matthew Tkachuk said. “For us to be up 3-2 after two
was kind of a miracle and it caught up with us in the third.”
The Islanders’ Jaroslav Halak and the Flames’ Mike Smith will likely oppose one another in goal Sunday night.
Halak earned an eventful win Friday, when he stopped seven of eight shots after relieving Thomas Greiss with 10:06 remaining in the third and the
Islanders down 5-2. If he starts Sunday, it will be the 19th time in the last 23
games Halak has been in net for New York.
Smith took the loss Friday
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Halak is 8-5-1 in 14 career appearances against the Flames. Smith is 4-3-0 in seven games against the Islanders.
The game Sunday will serve as a homecoming for Flames defenseman Travis Hamonic, who spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Islanders
before being dealt to Calgary for three draft picks last June 24. Hamonic is
expected to receive a video tribute during a first period
stoppage.
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