""We're giving up too many goals," Ryan Pulock said. "There's been some breakdowns at times. And the breakdowns we're giving up are odd-man rushes, breakaway. Hanging Ilya [Sorokin] out to dry there. "I thought we came out hot. We moved the puck. We created some great scoring chances. We don't finish, then we find ourselves down 2-0 after playing a good [first] period.""
""Yet the Islanders might have heard more boos through a 5-2 loss to the Jets were it not for the Monday matinee kids' day crowd at UBS Arena and the excitement over the presence of No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer, who led the team in ice time for a second straight game with 26:35. He saw time on the power play and penalty kill, matched the team high with four shots and had eight other attempts blocked.""
""Sorokin, in the second season of an eight-year, $66 million deal to be a difference-maker, continues to mix bad moments with acrobatic saves. He stopped 21 shots against the Jets, who led the NHL last season with 116 points, but his performance was marred by defenseman Logan Stanley's soft goal through his pads from the left circle as the Jets took a 3-1 lead at 2:19 of the second period.""
Islanders remain winless after a 5-2 loss to the Jets, allowing at least four goals in each of three losses and holding a lead for only one minute, 37 seconds over nine periods. Matthew Schaefer led the team in ice time for a second straight game, played on both power play and penalty kill, matched the team high with four shots and blocked eight attempts. The Islanders moved the puck and created chances but went 0-for-5 on the power play. Defensive breakdowns produced odd-man rushes and breakaways, leaving Ilya Sorokin exposed despite several acrobatic saves.
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