"For much of the night, the Islanders played a strong defensive game and kept Nashville from generating much at even strength, and got another steady performance from David Rittich, who turned aside 26 shots and looked calm and composed from the opening faceoff. The breakthrough finally came midway through the second period when Scott Mayfield worked the puck behind the net and found Simon Holmstrom all alone at the right post."
"At that point, the Islanders were doing exactly what they wanted. Then came the lapse. With New York on the power play late in the second, Cole Smith carried the puck deep into the Islanders' zone and found Ryan O'Reilly cruising through the slot. His wrist shot trickled through Rittich's pads with just over 40 seconds left in the period, tying the game on a short-handed goal - the fifth the Islanders have allowed this season. One play. One mistake. New game."
""I could've tried to bury there," said Schaefer. "There could've been a couple more chances where we bury and it changed the game. We got the point, we're going to learn from it""
The Islanders lost 2-1 in a shootout in Nashville, remaining winless there in seven straight games (0-4-3). The team played a tight, structured game and relied on David Rittich's steady 26-save performance. Simon Holmstrom scored midway through the second after Scott Mayfield set him up, giving the Islanders the lead. Late in the period, a lapse on a power play allowed Cole Smith to be beaten for a rush that Ryan O'Reilly finished short-handed, tying the game. The third period was scoreless, overtime stayed wide open, and the Islanders settled for one point after the shootout.
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