Teams are still waiting to hear back from GM Lou Lamoriello as to Nelson's availability as of Wednesday and extension talks are ongoing.
The New York Islanders have balanced the playoff bubble for several years; after Monday's 4-0 defeat to the New York Rangers to keep them five points out with
The New York Islanders won a hockey game tonight. You’d never know it based on the emotions and feelings inside UBS Arena’s locker room tonight.
A second-round pick (No. 39) by the Washington Capitals at the 2014 NHL Draft, Vanecek is 94-52-20 with a 2.82 GAA, a .903 save percentage and nine shutouts in 181 regular-season games (169 starts) with the Capitals, Devils and Sharks, and 2-4 with a 4.52 GAA and an .834 save percentage in 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games (seven starts).
Kyle Palmieri (PPG), Brock Nelson and Ryan Pulock powered the offense for New York, while Josh Morrissey (PPG) and Nikolaj Ehlers (PPG) provided goals for Winnipeg. Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves on 28 shots for the win after starting in both games of the back-to-back set. Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 26 of 29 shots in the loss.
The New York Islanders (28-27-7) defeated the Winnipeg Jets (42-16-4) 3-2 on Tuesday night in UBS Arena. It couldn’t have been more poetic if it is indeed the send-off game for Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri.
The dream and nightmare scenarios for Lou Lamoriello and the Islanders at the trade deadline involved Elias Pettersson and Brock Nelson.