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INJURY UPDATE: D - Josh Morrissey will not play in tonight’s game due to an upper body injury sustained during the pre-game warm up.

11:06 PM · Oct 6, 2019

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First Period

The first period in life without Morrissey wasn’t as big a disaster as many would have thought as the teams played to a 0-0 draw through the first 20 minutes. The Jets actually led in shots 15-9 as there sure seemed to be a concerted effort by the forward to make sure they peeled back and assisted the very inexperienced defense to make zone exits and cover the Islanders third forward down low.

The best scoring chance – if you can call it that – did belong to the Islanders as @Leo Komarov took advantage of a bad puck bounce to get a short-handed breakaway that was coolly stopped by @Laurent Brossoit.

Brossoit comes up with a big #NHLJets stop as Komarov breaks in alone while shorthanded.

11:33 PM · Oct 6, 2019

Second Period

It’s kind of like someone reminded the Islanders that the Jets were playing a group of AHL level defensemen.

The Islanders blitzed the Jets early and often in the middle frame and raced out to a 2-0 lead within the first five minutes of the game.

#NHLJets get a little bit lost while shorthanded as the Isles quickly enter and then strike for the first goal of the game.

12:05 AM · Oct 7, 2019

Islanders second goal...

12:10 AM · Oct 7, 2019

The Jets did right the ship a little bit and it was in large part due to the goaltending of Laurent Brossoit who was keeping the Jets in the game with some amazing stops.

An ugly turnover at the blueline leads to a shorthanded breakaway for Brock Nelson.. But Brossoit comes up big! #NHLJets

12:27 AM · Oct 7, 2019

Brossoit is doing everything he can to keep the #NHLJets in this game.

12:29 AM · Oct 7, 2019

But the Islanders kept coming and got the game to 3-0 on a nifty back heel deflection in front of the Jets.

Isles score yet again... Impossible for Brossoit to stop this one.

12:34 AM · Oct 7, 2019

As the Islanders took a three goal lead, head coach Paul Maurice switched up the lines and put @Patrik Laine on the top unit with @Mark Scheifele and @Blake Wheeler. Almost right away results started showing up with Laine’s first of the season.

Laine with his first of the season! takes a Blake Wheeler pass and zips it home! #NHLJets back in the game 3-1

12:36 AM · Oct 7, 2019

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Shots in the second were 19-9 for New York.

Third Period

It was a pretty quiet period all things considered with this game all but decided through the first two periods. The Islanders added one more to make the final score what it was and really put a lid on any potential thoughts of a second Jets comeback.

Islanders 4th goal.. Anthony Beauvillier with some good persistence to score.

1:03 AM · Oct 7, 2019

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The Jets did out-shoot the Islanders 12-5 in the third period (hooray score effects!!) and there were at least some @Kyle Connor chances that were sprung by some nice @Ville Heinola passes.

We're starting to really enjoy the vision on display from these Ville Heinola passes! #NHLJets

1:14 AM · Oct 7, 2019

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It’s important to find little bright spots in what is an otherwise brutal game.

TL;DR Why the Jets Lost

*looks at the defensive lineup the Jets iced tonight*

Dahlstrom Kulilov Heinola Pionk Bitetto Poolman

11:23 PM · Oct 6, 2019

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Nuff said.

JetsNation’s Top Gun

Maybe he gets the votes out of sympathy, but as noted by Patrik Laine between the second and third period, the game could have been 6 or 7 to 0 for the Isles had it not been for Brossoit’s effort.