Islanders explode for 4 goals on same 5-minute power play
A five-minute penalty against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night turned into a goal barrage for the trigger-happy New York Islanders.
Detroit forward Tyler Bertuzzi got mixed up with New York tough guy Cal Clutterbuck at the 6:33 mark of the third period and received a five-minute major penalty for slashing and a game misconduct.
That's when the fun kicked off:
It was 5-2. pic.twitter.com/zNo3wzeM2X
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 10, 2018
The Islanders proceeded to score four unanswered goals in the span of 4:37. All four came on the same power play, as Brock Nelson, Anders Lee, Nick Leddy, and Josh Bailey all found the back of the net.
Down 5-2 with under 6:00 left, #Isles get a 5-minute power play & score 4 times to set franchise record for most PP goals in a period (but DET still ties it at 6 to send it to OT)
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) February 10, 2018
Detroit ended up tying the game at six with less than a minute to play, but the Islanders completed the comeback in overtime, as Nelson notched his hat-trick on the game-winning OT goal.