The New York Islanders achieved a rare victory, winning a shootout game for the first time in over a year. During the match against the Seattle Kraken, Freddy Gaudreau scored first, beating Islanders goalie David Rittich. However, Bo Horvat kept the Islanders’ hopes alive with a swift shot past Seattle’s Joey Daccord. Kyle Palmieri then secured the win in the next round, resulting in a 1-0 triumph on Sunday night at UBS Arena.
“It was nice to see Bo score that one because no one wanted to go back in the dressing room with a loss, even in a shootout,” said head coach Patrick Roy. “Then [Palmieri] finished the deal right after that. There was a lot of pressure on Bo. But right now, he’s responding to every challenge and deserves a lot of credit for it.”
The Islanders (13-8-2) broke a five-game shootout losing streak with this victory, marking only the third time they’ve won 1-0 in a shootout. This win also mitigates their recent struggles, as they’ve scored only one goal in their last two games, starting with a 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
“It’s weird, back-to-back earlier starts, no pre-game skates,” Palmieri commented. “We just wanted to get off to a good start. I thought we had some energy off the back-to-back. We’re excited to be back home in front of our fans on a weekend.”
Goalie David Rittich was exceptional, stopping all 19 shots in regulation and overtime, plus three in the shootout. “David was outstanding out there,” Roy noted. “It was a great team effort on a back-to-back, tough schedule. We talked about it before the game. We didn’t want to lose two in a row. It was important to come with a solid performance like this one.”
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