"A main emphasis heading into this season was special teams. Patrick Roy had the power play and short-handed units working earlier into training camp than he typically would, but the work put in didn't equate to on-ice success tonight. The Isles allowed goals on each of the Penguins' first two power plays, but managed to kill the next three."
"The Isles' power play went 0-3 on the night, but the chances were there. A solid performance out of Tristan Jarry, who seems to own the Islanders, kept the Isles off the score sheet on the man-advantage."
"Perhaps the biggest takeaway from the game was Matthew Schaefer. Recording his first career point, assisting Jonathan Drouin's first as an Islander, opened up the scoring and knotted the game at two, making him the youngest defenseman to record a point in his NHL debut."
""I thought he was really good," Roy said postgame. "He was good at the end, he was throwing pucks at the net. I thought he seems very comfortable, very confident out there, so I'm very pleased with him.""
Patrick Roy emphasized special teams early in training camp, working power-play and penalty-kill units sooner than usual. The Islanders allowed goals on Pittsburgh's first two power plays but successfully killed the next three penalties. The Islanders' power play went 0-for-3 despite generating chances, while Tristan Jarry delivered a strong goaltending performance that kept the team in the game. Matthew Schaefer recorded his first NHL point with an assist on Jonathan Drouin's first Islanders goal, becoming the youngest defenseman to earn a point in his NHL debut. The team played faster and more uptempo, but special-teams issues need correction to improve the season point total.
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