Mangiapane pushed Calgary’s lead to 3-1 with his second power-play goal of the night as he deflected Hanafin’s shot past Varlamov at 6:43 of the second. Gaudreau added another empty-netter with 38 seconds to go for his seventh. The Islanders pulled Varlamov for an extra skater with just under 2 minutes remaining, but Lewis scored an empty-netter with 1:15 left to seal Calgary’s win. Oliver Wahlstrom had the puck in the left corner and as he moved toward the net, Flames defenseman Tyler Pitlick knocked the puck away but it came to Nelson on the right side and he tapped it past Markstrom. Nelson got his second of the night and team-high ninth of the season to pull the Islanders within a goal, 3-2, at 1:49 of the third period. Defenseman Ryan Pulock is out for 4-6 weeks due to a lower body injury. The Islanders were without six players – captain Anders Lee, forwards Josh Bailey, Ross Johnston and Anthony Beauvillier, and defensemen Adam Pelech and Andy Greene – due to COVID-19 protocols.
Semyon Varlamov had 26 saves to fall to 0-3-0 with a 3.31 goals-against average this season. It marked New York’s longest losing streak in regulation in four seasons under coach Barry Trotz. Jacob Markstrom stopped 34 shots.īrock Nelson scored twice for the short-handed Islanders, who were missing seven players and lost their fifth straight. NEW YORK (AP) – Andrew Mangiapane scored two power-play goals to help the Calgary Flames spoil the Islanders’ debut of their new home arena next to Belmont Park, beating New York 5-2 on Saturday night.īrad Richardson, Trevor Lewis and Johnny Gaudreau also scored, and Noah Hanafin had two assists to help Calgary extend its point streak to five games (3-0-2). New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov (40) reacts after giving up a goal to Calgary Flames right wing Brad Richardson (15) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov.