DENVER — Often this season, the Islanders have not played well. Almost as often, they just haven’t gotten the breaks. This loss was the latter.
They matched the NHL-leading Avalanche all night but a crucial call went against them and the Islanders ended their five-game road trip with a heartbreaking 5-3 loss on Tuesday night at Ball Arena.
Defenseman Sebastian Aho’s apparent third-period goal was waved off and Andre Burakovsky scored the winner 59 seconds later on a shot from the right circle at 12:48.
