Nets equalizer Saturday

The New York Islanders grinded out a 3-2 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in comeback fashion. In the process, they picked up their season-long, fourth-straight win at UBS Arena. Brock Nelson scored at the 2:03 mark of overtime to cap off the Islanders’ comeback after Alexander Romanov (1G,

New York Islanders Center, Brock Nelson, could become the major domino in the trade deadline, which is now just 49 days away. On any other team in the NHL, I would say, pending a UFA of Nelson’s stature would be absolutely moved for a first-round draft pick and possibly more on March 7th.

On a night that featured three new-team debuts, including Taylor Hall, Mikko Rantanen and Tony DeAngelo, the New York Islanders found a way to come back and defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime on a goal by Brock Nelson.

Brock Nelson also scored and Kyle Palmieri added two assists for the Islanders, who have won six of their last eight games.

Anthony Duclair and Bo Horvat also scored, and Kyle Palmieri had two assists for the Islanders (20-20-7), who have won three straight games and six of eight. Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves.

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall each made his debut for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Saturday. The forwards were acquired Friday in a three-team trade also involving the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks that sent Martin Necas and Jack Drury to the Avalanche.

Kochetkov stopped 23 of 26 shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders.

Anthony Duclair and Bo Horvat scored 55 seconds apart late in the first period and Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves as the New York Islanders extended their winning streak to three games with a 3-1 win over

Brent Sutter was inducted into the Islanders’ Hall of Fame, Brock Nelson passed him on the franchise’s all-time goals list, moving into fifth place alone.

On Friday, the NHL revealed the New York Islanders’ quarter-century team. The first team sees a few players from the active roster, including a couple of former names.