Entering Tuesday night's match against the Minnesota Wild, many fans were wondering whether the Islanders organization would have a video tribute dedicated to Matt Moulson-who was playing in his first game at Nassau Coliseum, since being traded on October 27th.
Moulson would receive a shout-out on the public address system and a picture collage on the video board.
Fans stood and cheered for Moulson, many of them sporting their #26 Islanders jerseys.
But Moulson would have his own "welcome home" bash.
At 12:23 of the first period he put home his 19th goal of the season. He would even score his second of the game and 20th of the season with 3:20 to play in the third period, to cap off a 6-0 Wild victory.
The few remaining fans in the building began periodically chanting "We want Moulson," as the final minutes ticked off the clock in the third period.
Nino Niederreiter, who was acquired from the Islanders on draft day, also made his return to Nassau last night. Many fans booed him, numerous times, as he touched the puck.
Nino picked up an assist and almost had a goal of his own, when he picked up a loose puck in the neutral zone, and powered ahead on a breakaway. In what was still a reachable deficit, Anders Nilsson stood tall to stone the 21 year old Swiss forward.
On the other hand, the Islanders put pressure on Wild goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, but to not luck. The 6'3" netminder made an impressive 36 saves to preserve a 6-0 shutout.
The Islanders will look to have a bounce back performance when they host the Blue Jackets in a matinee affair on Sunday. Colombus had defeated the Islanders in both meetings this season- once in a shutout and once in regulation.
Jack Capuano has not yet indicated who his starter in goal will be.
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