"If you told New York Islanders fans midway through the second period that their team would escape with a point, everyone would have taken it and run. Down 3-0, out of rhythm, and with Kyle Palmieri injured, the game looked like it was headed toward a holiday hangover. But after a furious, exhilarating second-period comeback, walking away with only one point suddenly feels like a missed opportunity."
"Rookie Matthew Schaefer continued his remarkable start, posting a goal and an assist. His tally at 8:11 of the second made NHL history, as he became the first teenage defenseman ever to score eight goals in his first 25 games, surpassing Bobby Orr. Emil Heineman, who buried a laser to get the Isles on the board, and Anders Lee also scored for New York. David Rittich stopped 18 shots."
"The comeback was sparked moments after Palmieri appeared to injure his left knee. Even on one leg, he stripped Emil Andrae to set up Heineman's goal, then exited the game. Heineman's tally cut the deficit to 3-1, Schaefer followed moments later, and the building erupted when Lee tied it on a late power play, snapping an 0-for-30 drought with the man advantage."
New York trailed Philadelphia 3-0 after an early flurry that included goals by Tyson Foerster and Sean Couturier off turnovers and a deflected power-play goal by Trevor Zegras. The Islanders rallied with three unanswered goals in the second and third periods, including Emil Heineman's laser, Matthew Schaefer's historic goal, and Anders Lee's late power-play equalizer that ended a 0-for-30 drought. Schaefer became the first teenage defenseman to score eight goals in his first 25 games. Trevor Zegras scored again in regulation and in the shootout, while Travis Konecny converted the shootout winner. David Rittich made 18 saves and Kyle Palmieri exited with a left-knee injury after helping spark the comeback.
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