"Emil Heineman opened the scoring for the third straight game (and on his birthday), and Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves, but the New York Islanders saw their road-trip winning streak end in a 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night. The Islanders, who had opened their seven-game trip with four straight wins, carried momentum into Denver and grabbed a 1-0 lead just 2:05 into the game. Tony DeAngelo's shot from the right circle deflected off Heineman's left skate and past Scott Wedgewood."
"Colorado honored Islanders head coach Patrick Roy with a tribute video during the first media timeout. Roy, who backstopped the Avalanche to Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001 and later coached the team for three seasons. "We could have done a better job putting bodies in front of the net to try to take his eyes away from the puck," Roy said. "But come on, he made some great saves. We had grade-A chances.""
Emil Heineman scored early to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead just 2:05 into the game. Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves while Scott Wedgewood also recorded saves for Colorado. Ross Colton tied the game in the second and Victor Olofsson redirected a Sam Malinski point shot to put the Avalanche ahead. The Islanders generated several third-period chances from Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat but could not score. Colorado sealed the win with an empty-net goal from Martin Necas and a late goal by Brock Nelson. The Islanders are 4-1-0 on the road trip and travel to Dallas next.
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