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Islanders Defeat Devils 4-2; Sheldon Keefe Drops His Preseason Debut

stefen rosner
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NEWARK, N.J. -- The New York Islanders went into New Jersey and beat the Devils and Sheldon Keefe 4-2 in their first preseason game.

Here's how it happened:

While the Islanders were on the penalty kill -- it was our first look at their new system, a wedge flush under Tommy Albelin -- they allowed the opening goal at 2:18 of the first period.

Maxim Tsyplakov turned the puck over to Jesper Bratt inside the left dot, who found Nico Hischier in the low slot before the Devils captain wired the puck high blocker side:

The Islanders were outshot 11-8 in the first period, with goaltender Jacob Markstrom robbing Simon Holmstrom and Jean-Gabrile Pageau.

Samuel Bolduc also rang the post on a one-timer.

Islanders starter Marcus Hogberg looked solid, something to keep an eye on as Ilya Sorokin continues to miss training camp.

After a strong rush and play by Oliver Wahlstrom, Anders Lee sniped Markstrom glove side from the high slot to tie the game at 1-1 at 8:16 of the second:

The Islanders gave it right back 32 seconds later.

After Kyle Palmieri's dump-in failed, the Islanders got caught, leading to a Bratt breakaway goal, beating Hogberg through the wickets:

Hogberg, who made 15 saves on 17 shots, was pulled for Jakub Skarek.

At 17:05 of the second, Tsyplakov faked a shot before feeding Julien Gauthier for a tap-in on a 2-on-1 to tie the game at 2-2:

Undrafted free agent Cam Thiesing, who was a standout at rookie camp and looked solid in training camp, sniped Nico Daws from the right dot to give the Islanders a 3-2 lead with at 2:47 of the third:

Simon Holmstrom added an empty-net goal with seconds to play in regulation to make it 4-2.

Skarek stopped all seven shots he faced in relief to record the win.

UP NEXT: The Islanders head to MSG to face the New York Rangers on Tuesday, with puck drop at 7 PM ET.

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