New York Islanders 4
Minnesota Wild 1
The Minnesota Wild continue to struggle at the Xcel Energy Center. They returned indoors Tuesday night with a 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders.
1. Slow start dooms Minnesota
While the Wild got off to a slow start, the Islanders were rolling early as Matt Martin scored just 1:36 into the game, giving New York 1-0 lead.
Before the end of the first, that lead swelled to 2-0 when Frans Nielsen netted the first of his two goals on the night midway through the period.
2. A big night for Tavares, Nielsen
A couple of Islanders had big nights Tuesday. Nielsen had a pair of goals, while John Tavares added a goal and an assist.
.@91Tavares cashes in on the power play.đź’° #Isleshttps://t.co/ZEJDTcPVRa
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) February 24, 2016
3. Porter returns with a goal
Since taking over, interim coach John Torchetti has told Wild players they would have a clean slate with him. Well Chris Porter took advantage of his first opportunity with Jason Zucker out because of an injury.
Porter scored his fourth goal of the season in his first game back on the ice with the Wild.
Porter from Granlund and Scandella gets #mnwild on the board against the Islanders. pic.twitter.com/1CPfKEfUmP
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) February 24, 2016
Tweet of the Night:
Jarret Stoll: "If we don't pick it up at home, we probably won't make it. That's just the truth." #mnwild
— Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) February 24, 2016
Up Next:
The Wild travel to Philadelphia to face the Flyers Thursday night.
