UNIONDALE (New York), Oct 14: The surprising New York Islanders were 10 seconds away from extending their season-opening streak to five winsbut instead the Detroit Red Wings snatched a 5-4 victory Saturday.
Luc Robitaille got the equalizer with 10 seconds left in regulation and Steve Yzerman scored his second goal of the game 2:22 into overtime as Detroit ruined the Islanders’ homecoming after a 4-0 season-starting road trip.
For a time it looked like a happy homecoming as the Islanders grabbed a 4-3 lead with 3:59 left in the third period on Oleg Kvasha’s second goal of the night.
But the Red Wings pulled goaltender Manny Legace for a sixth attacker in the final minute and forced overtime when Robitaille followed up after goalie Chris Osgood stopped a shot from the right point by Yzerman.
Saturday’s results (home team in CAPS):
Carolina 5 ATLANTA 2
MONTREAL 3 New Jersey 1
Detroit 5 NY ISLANDERS 4 (OT)
OTTAWA 2 NY Rangers 2 (OT)
St Louis 5 TORONTO 2
Philadelphia 5 FLORIDA 2
Calgary 4 DALLAS 3 (OT)
Edmonton 4 NASHVILLE 3
PHOENIX 5 Washington 2
VANCOUVER 4 Colorado 0
Tampa Bay 1 LOS ANGELES 0
SAN JOSE 3 Boston 2
—Reuters
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