Rapid Recap: Avalanche 1, Islanders 0 (SO)

The New York Islanders took home a "big point" on Monday, earning one of two in a 1-0 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena.
It was a goalie duel, as Ilya Sorokin (46 saves) and Alexandar Georgeiv (26 saves) each kept a clean sheet through 65 minutes. Evan Rodrigues scored the lone goal in the shootout.
With the shootout loss, the Islanders have taken points in three of their four games on the trip (1-1-2). The shutout loss was the Islanders' fourth this season and the first time they'd lost 1-0 in a shootout since April 22, 2021 vs Washington.

THE SCORING

First Period
No scoring.
Second Period
No scoring.
Third Period
No scoring.
Overtime:
No scoring.
Shootout:
Round 1: Holmstrom (No Goal) | Rodrigues (Goal)
Round 2: Barzal (No Goal) | Rantanen (No Goal)
Round 3: Beauvillier (No Goal)

NOTEBOOK

Cory Schneider backed up Ilya Sorokin as Semyon Varlamov missed the game with a lower body injury... Cal Clutterbuck and Kyle Palmieri missed their second consecutive games with upper body injuries... Monday marked the second time this season the Islanders took a 0-0 tie into the third period... Noah Dobson played a team-high 26:35 TOI and had a team-high four shots on goal... JG Pageau won 16 of 22 face-offs (73%)... Oliver Wahlstrom had a team-high five hits... The Isles drop to 1-5-2 in their last eight trips to Denver... Mikko Rantanen had 10 shots on goal for the Avs...

GOALTENDING BATTLE

Ilya Sorokin stopped 46 of 46 in the game and one of two shots in the shootout.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 26 of 26 in the win, plus both shots he saw in the shootout.
Both goalies were credited with shutouts.

SPECIAL TEAMS

The Islanders power play went 0-for-1 and the penalty kill went 2-for-2.

IMAGE OF THE GAME

NEXT GAME:

The Islanders return to New York and wrap up their five-game road trip on Thursday night against the New York Ragners at Madison Square Garden.