Tonight was a big game in multiple ways. The biggest storyline was the fact that the New York Islanders were hosting the Vancouver Canucks just a week and a half removed from executing a blockbuster trade that brought Bo Horvat to Long Island and sent Anthony Beauvillier out west. But more importantly, the Islanders had a chance to extend their winning streak to five games and pick up more points in their quest to make the playoffs. They were rested, coming off a big win against the Seattle Kraken, and facing a tired Canucks team that played the night before. The Canucks are also not a very good hockey teamalthough they clearly still have offensive talent. For a while, the Isles looked poised to take the two points despite not looking their best. But them not looking their best came back to bite them. After going up 4-2, they forgot how to play defense and gave up four straight goals to lose in regulation 6-5. "Unacceptable," Lane Lambert said. I'll say. It was, of course, Bo vs. Beau. But it was also Ilya vs. Delia: Ilya Sorokin and Collin Delia were the starting goalies. Neither played well, but Delia won the duel in the end. [NHL Gamecenter | Game Summary | Event Summary | Natural Stat Trick | HockeyViz]First PeriodBo started against Beau, and both guys looked juiced to be playing this game Lorne Henning Jersey. The Canucks probably had the better run of play to start the game, and they were rewarded with a power play on a somewhat weak tripping call against Zach Parise. Casey Cizikas had an excellent forecheck going against Beauvillier in the Vancouver zone, killing off a lot of the first half. The second half brought zone time but hardly any danger. It took until the midway point of the period before the Islanders did anything on offensetheir first shot only a little flick from the boards by Kyle Palmieri. The passes weren't connecting at all. But it seemed not to matter, as Palmieri carried the puck over the blue line, halted Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and flung it on net, hitting the toy department. Kyle Palmieri stops on a dime and absolutely smokes one Not to worry, though, as the Islanders have a Brock of their own. Brock Nelson's 20th goal of the season tied it back up at 2-2 Billy Smith Jersey. He stole the puck in the defensive zone and led his own odd-man rush, going shot all the way. Apparently, it's the first time two different Brocks scored in the same game. They did it back to back. And they're both from Minnesota. Will the parallels never end?Brock Nelson forces the turnover and makes Vancouver pay, glove side There were a couple of hairy moments in the defensive zone, and the Islanders escaped the period still up one, but that late Vancouver goal came back to bite them. Third PeriodJust under two minutes had passed when Nelson led another odd-man rush and tried to mimic his first goal. Delia made the first saveit wasn't as strong a shot as his goal because Ekman-Larsson stick-checked himbut Nelson just missed putting the rebound behind the Vancouver netminder. Then, the Canucks threatened enough to force an icing and ensuing high-sticking both by Adam Pelech on Garland, and Vancouver made the most of it, tying the game at 4-4. Elias Pettersson unloaded his Hardest Shot-winning blast from the blue line through Miller and Sorokin. As so often happens, a late goal in the second period for a trailing team leads to momentum, goals, and a lead change in the third period. Sorokin was off all night, and perhaps no more apparently so than on the goal that put the Canucks ahead 5-4 Dave Langevin Jersey. It was Pettersson again, and it was on the rush, but he got a piece of it and still let it through. After leading the game 4-2, the Islanders had conceded three straight. The Islanders went back on the power play midway through the period, with Nelson drawing a penalty. They had chancesthe man advantage does look much better with Horvat on itbut they couldn't score, as Delia came up with some big saves. After that, they shot themselves in the foot. They couldn't stop giving away the puck to save their lives, and then Pelech took his second penalty of the period, a frustration cross-checking penalty away from the play, putting the Isles a man down with less than five minutes left. Predictably, it led to yet another goal against, with Beauvillier tipping the puck in front and getting his first as a Canuck to make it 6-4. It was written. We all knew it was coming. ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER'S FIRST GOAL AS A CANUCK IS VS THE ISLANDERS!!! Canucks Nathan "Grav"Mat Barzal tells what it was like to lose long time best friend Anthony Beauvillier in a trade for Bo Horvat Isles on MSGSN during pregame. Isles Canucks Joe Pantorno (February 10, 2023The and IslesNation pays respect to Anthony Beauvillier Isles on MSGSN (February 10, 2023Up NextThe Islanders pop up to Quebec for a 12:30 p. m. game against the Montral Canadiens. It has to be two points.

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