Struggles Hurt Islanders In Overtime Again - - Three Reasons Why

The Islanders continue to be on the losing end in overtime.

In honor of Wednesday being the halfway point of the work week.

With the overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Islanders wake up dead last in the Metropolitan Division.

That’s the bad news.

The good news is with the point, they find themselves just two points out of a wild-card spot.

What a crazy ride it’s been.

That ride continues on Thursday night at UBS Arena when they host the Seattle Kraken.

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THE SKINNY & ISLANDERS NEWS

Before we get to the power play, here’s "The Skinny" from Eric Hornick (Brendan Burke and Butch Goring’s MSG Networks statistician). The site is updated after each game with incredible statistics and facts.

Hornick Gems: The Isles have been tied or better in the third period of thirteen straight games

Check out much more at Hornick’s The Skinny: Montreal 2, Isles 1 (OT)

• Key Improvement Roy Wants From Islanders' Dobson In Crunch Time - THN

• Patrick Laine To Make Canadiens Debut Against Islanders - THN

• Islanders Casey Cizikas & Jean-Gabriel Pageau Are Game-Time Decision Against Canadiens - THN

• The Last Time The Islanders Were In Montreal - THN

• By The Numbers: Who Has Been On The Ice For Islanders' Blown Third-Period Leads? - THN

• Patrick Laine To Make Canadiens Debut Against Islanders - THN

• Islanders Casey Cizikas & Jean-Gabriel Pageau Are Game-Time Decision Against Canadiens - THN

• Islanders Prospect Cole Eiserman Makes USA National Junior Team Roster - THN

• Semyon Varlamov Day-To-Day With Lower-Body Injury; Marcus Hogberg Recalled On Emergency Basis - THN

• Jean-Gabriel Pageau Returns To Practice After Missing Islanders Last Two Games - THN

• Inside the Islanders' Locker Room: Tackling Blown Third-Period Leads - THN

• Islanders Turning Point: Ilya Sorokin's Split Save On Sabres Forward Dylan Cozens - THN

• Islanders Patrick Roy Rips Power Play After Overtime Loss To Capitals: ‘It Was Awful' - THN

• Islanders Patrick Roy Still Waiting On Oliver Wahlstrom - THN

• Jets’ Woody Johnson vs. Islanders’ Scott Malkin: A Tale Of Opposite Ownership Styles - THN

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The New York Islanders and the Montreal Canadiens needed extra time for the second time this season.

Only this time, it was the Canadiens coming away victorious after Nick Suzuki buried a loose puck at the crease at 2:39 of the extra frame.

Here’s how it happened

Read the rest at The Hockey News.

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Through 26 games this season, the New York Islanders have needed extra time 10 times. Patrick Roy’s squad is 1-for-7 in games that end in overtime and 2-for-3 in shootouts.

Why have the Islanders struggled so much in overtime?

Here are three reasons: