Kings hand Isles their first loss on poor goaltending

Isles Theodore was pulled late in the third when he gave up the tying 5-5 goal with five minutes remaining. Backup Hedberg only faced one shot in the remaining minutes, from Erat with 30 seconds remaining, and let it in for a 5-6 road loss for the Islanders. Saprykin and Semenov were scoreless tonight but a third Russian, Chistov, registered a goal and an assist, good enough for third game star. The team from Long Island sits with a 1-1-1 record, ahead of winless Pittsburgh and New Jersey. Tomorrow the Penguins visit Long Island in an important pace setting game against a divisional rival. A poll is set up to gauge public expectation heading into Wednesday's game. Who will win?