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New York Islanders Tenacious 3-2 Win Over Minnesota Wild: Highlights, 3 Stars

TAMPA, FL - APRIL 30: Brock Nelson #29 of the New York Islanders rest during a break in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on April 30, 2016 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Scott Iskowitz/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - APRIL 30: Brock Nelson #29 of the New York Islanders rest during a break in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on April 30, 2016 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Scott Iskowitz/Getty Images) /
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UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 02: Mathew Barzal #13 of the New York Islanders skates against the Los Angeles Kings at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum on February 02, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders defeated the Kings 4-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

The New York Islanders hold on to take two points from the Minnesota Wild thanks to a Brock Nelson overtime goal.

The Minnesota Wild are desperate for a playoff spot. That’s not great for a New York Islanders team who played in Detroit just over 24 hours earlier.

The Wild are desperate to get here thanks to their coach guaranteeing they’d make the post-season. Before the puck dropped they were two points back of Arizona for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

Thankfully, Jordan Eberle put up his first goal since February ninth to ease the pressure on the Islanders.  Maybe he read how he’s

torpedoing his UFA value

.

Up 1-0 with 20 down and after taking three penalties, the Islanders were lucky to be ahead.

They didn’t do themselves any favors in the second period. After 40 minutes, the Isles were up 2-1 in goals, but down 20-12 in terms of shots on net (the Isles had three shots). Thankfully, one of them found the back of the net.

Leave it to Anders Lee to score on the power play. It was Lee’s fourth goal in four games and 27th on the season. (More to come on the goal.) After 40, they were ahead by one.

On their sixth power play of the game, Jarod Spurgeon buried a goal to tie it up. After the second period, the Islanders had just played you didn’t fancy them to win.

But through the third period, they held on and forced the game to head to overtime. A minute and four seconds into the extra frame Brock Nelson scored off a Barzal pass to take the two points.

They didn’t deserve to win tonight. The Minnesota Wild should have taken the two point, but the Islanders held firm for the two points. After a frustrating loss to the Detroit Red Wings yesterday today’s win was welcomed.

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