And, so, the compete level and intensity and the desire to stay in the game, I felt we were coming back in the third period. And 4-1 against the New York Islanders and the way they’ve been playing for the last 20 games, it’s hard to come back. “You look at those guys playing, since the beginning of the season and if you just look at the last (road) trip … the way we just never stop,” Vincent said. Oliver Bjorkstrand's career-high 24th goal of the season pulled the Jackets within 4-3 at 4:30 of the third, but that was as close as they’d get despite a 16-3 edge in shots for the period and 45-29 edge in the game. That changed with Gavrikov’s second of the game, which cut it 4-2 with 6:28 left in the second. The Islanders built a 4-1 lead at 9:10 of the second on a goal by Zach Parise and there was very little energy among the 15,557 in attendance. New York overcame Gavrikov’s early goal that put Columbus up 1-0 in the first by scoring four straight goals. It was his first game for him as (an NHL) head coach, so I’m glad they got to do it.”Ī win or point would’ve been better, especially with Zach Werenski out with an upper-body injury, but it wasn’t in the cards.
“So, it was a very huge moment … and for Pasi, as well. “It’s always tough to lose a coach, but we had great guys behind us who accepted and took the challenge, so I’m really glad to see ‘Boller’ and Kenny and all the guys who were behind us,” Gavrikov said. Assistant Pascal Vincent handled Larsen’s role, running the bench, while Jared Boll, Kenny McCudden and Craig Hartsburgh combined to fill out the remainder of the in-game staff on the bench.
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