This time, the Islanders held onto - and extended - a third-period lead. Brock Nelson had three points, moving him into a tie for ninth with John Tonelli on the team's all-time list.

Kyle Palmieri scored twice, Brock Nelson had a goal and two assists and the New York Islanders beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Saturday night to end a three-game skid. Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 shots and got his 100th career victory for the Islanders.

The New York Islanders (8-8-5) defeated the St. Louis Blues (9-12-1) 3-1 on Saturday night in UBS Arena. The large, collective gust of wind that blew eastbound around 10:00 tonight resulted from the Islanders successfully protecting a one-goal lead in the third period for the first time all season.