Kyle Palmieri scored his first two goals since returning from a knee injury, including the tiebreaking tally in the third period, as the New York Islanders edged the visiting Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Kyle Palmieri scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal in the third period, to lead the New York Islanders to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Mattias Maccelli contributed a goal and an assist, while Matthew Schaefer added two assists. Goaltender Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 shots as the Islanders improved their record to 3-3.
Max Sasson and Brock Boeser provided the goals for Vancouver, which suffered its fifth consecutive loss and fourth straight on its road trip. Leevi Merilainen made 35 saves in net for the Canucks in the defeat.
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