ELMONT, NY - It was a long night on Long Island.
Forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored twice in 2:06 of a three-goal second period for the New York Islanders, who received a stellar 49-save performance from netminder Ilya Sorokin in a 3-0 shutout victory over the Edmonton Oilers at UBS Arena on Wednesday night.
Goaltender Jack Campbell made 28 saves in the defeat that marked his first start for the Oilers in four games and 13 days.
"I think what this game came down to is we were unable to solve their goaltender," Woodcroft said. "Pouring 49 shots on someone, that's that's what we set out to do every game. We didn't find a way to crack him, and then some of the ones that went in going the other way, we felt those were controllable situations where we made a couple of mistakes and one guy gets inside us on a backcheck."
Edmonton are now 10-10-0 on the season, having gone 3-7-0 since starting the season with 7-3-0.
"I thought we were winning games early in the season that maybe we didn't deserve to win, which is never a bad thing I guess, but ultimately it's going to catch up to you," captain Connor McDavid said.
The Blue & Orange wrap up their three-game road trip through the tri-state area on Saturday afternoon when they face the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
GAME RECAP: Islanders 3, Oilers 0
Ilya Sorokin was sharp with 49 saves and Jean-Gabriel Pageau potted two goals in a 3-0 shutout loss for the Oilers at UBS Arena on Wednesday
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