DALLAS (AP) — The New York Islanders added another statement victory to this remarkable road trip, turning back one of the NHL’s best teams in a tense finish with a little help from the league’s replay review crew.

Their feelings for the moment were elsewhere, however, with concern about the health of a teammate and anger about how he was hurt.

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