It was all going relatively well until the end of the second period for the Devils. Johan Hedberg had made two spectacular stops (one off a penalty shot) and kept New York off the board while New Jersey piled up the shots against Evgeni Nabokov.
Devils vs. Islanders: Devils give up three goals in four minutes
The Islanders completely changed the momentum before intermission.
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But then it all fell apart in the span of four minutes. John Tavares tapped home a cross-ice pass from Brad Boyes on a rush at 16:46 to get the Islanders' first tally. A minute later, Bryce Salvador took a reckless high-sticking penalty on Matt Martin to put the the Devils on the kill. Tavares scored again on the man advantage just another minute later.
Sixty seconds later (sensing a trend here?) Matt Moulson scored on another power play and suddenly the Islanders had gained a 3-0 lead and the momentum was solidly on their side going into the second intermission. The Islanders ended up riding that energy to a 5-1 win.
