Islanders run out of late magic in loss to Avalanche as win streak ends at four

DENVER — The Islanders got some late magic to win three overtime games in a row.They couldn’t get a fourth.Their late luck ran out Sunday, and so did a burgeoning four-game win streak as the Islanders fell short in a 4-1 loss to the Avalanche, their first defeat of this seven-game road trip that still has stops left in Dallas and Detroit.The Islanders did not play that much worse of a game than they had in Utah or Las Vegas, both overtime wins.And they got the goaltending they needed from Ilya Sorokin.They were, however, not quite as dangerous off the rush and — outside of the fourth line — not quite as dangerous on the cycle.

Mat Barzal’s six-game point streak ended, and this was one of those nights when No.13 held onto the puck and overskated to his own detriment.

Matthew Schaefer, coming off a run of otherworldly games, was merely good.Still, the Isles looked ready to push in the third period, going into the final 20 minutes trailing 2-1.They had their chances, getting two power plays in the period’s first 10 minutes.The first, which carried over from the end of the second, came and went.

The second was negated when Anders Lee drew an additional roughing call after his fight with Josh Manson.They got their third of the period, and fourth of the night, with 3:20 to go in the form of a gift from Martin Necas, who put the puck over the glass.But Scott Wedgewood, stout all night in Colorado’s net, stopped their best chance on Kyle Palmieri’s one-timer from the slot, then got over to deny Bo Horvat on another grade A look to kill off the penalty.The Avs sealed it shortly thereafter with Necas’ empty-net goal.They had plenty of looks in between, too, but there was never enough traffic in front of Wedgewood, and the Avalanche goalie was on his game, stifling the Islanders for 57:55 after an early goal.The Islanders got on the board just 2:05 into the night, when Tony DeAngelo’s shot above the right circle ricocheted off Emil Heineman’s skate an...