Palmieri GWG, Isles win 3-2

Isles back to the PP after Kovacevic puts the puck over glass

Cizikas wraparound to make it 2-2

Canadiens go up 2-1 and Matt Martin looks in pain after blocking a shot. He's going to the room.

Pezzetta off for boarding Pelech

Power play looks like it's missing Noah Dobson big time

Slafkovsky off for holding

Pageau's first fight since Feb. 24, 2022, per HockeyFights

Pageau and Gallagher drop gloves

Engvall with a snipe to make it 1-1

Horvat one-timer off the crossbar

Don't see Noah Dobson to start the second period

Harris beats Varlamov from above the right circle through traffic

12 on the bench for the Isles after Barzal returned. Believe Dobson is missing.

Barzal back on the bench

Barzal slow to get up after a hit from Pezzetta. Going to the room with a limp. Looks like right side. Pezzetta off for interference.

Isles in warmups vs Montreal:
Romanov-Dobson
Pelech-Pulock
Reilly-Aho
Cizikas-Horvat-Barzal
Holmstrom-Nelson-Palmieri
Lee-Pageau-Engvall
Martin-MacLean-Clutterbuck

Semyon Varlamov leads the Islanders out for warmups against Montreal. Sam Montembeault for the Canadiens.

Varlamov tonight, Sorokin playing Saturday, per Roy.

Aho comes in for Bortuzzo.

Mika: “I’m not going to sit here and make accusations. I certainly hope it wasn’t intentional.”