Palmieri knocked a fluttering puck past Tristan Jarry 16:30 into overtime to give the Islanders a 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh in Game 1 of their first-round series on Sunday. “I thought Tristan made some big saves throughout the course of the game to keep the game where it was at,” Sullivan said. Fortunately, (Brian Dumoulin) put it in a good spot.”Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Sorokin responded by settling in and giving his teammates time to collect themselves. His fifth career playoff goal with 3:39 remaining shook the Penguins out of their doldrums and forced the extra period. The teams traded chances for most of overtime until Palmieri found room down low to end the longest-ever playoff game in six all-time series between the two clubs.

Source: thestar May 16, 2021 20:07 UTC