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Andrew Gross

Islanders look listless in loss to Flames

Nothing about the New York Islanders’ latest loss provided optimism as they started the second half of their season.

Playing for the third time in four nights — including goalie Ilya Sorokin, who made a last-minute start with Semyon Varlamov entering COVID-19 protocol after warmups — the Islanders looked slow and tired in a 5-2 loss to the streaking Calgary Flames on Saturday night at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary.

The Islanders (17-19-6) have dropped two straight on this four-game road trip, which concludes Tuesday night in Buffalo. They are 17 points out of an Eastern Conference playoff spot and still can’t beat playoff-level competition, falling to 2-15-2 against teams holding a postseason position. They have been outscored 66-32 in those games.

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