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Islanders backup goal keeper Joey MacDonald (left) deflects a shot by the Blues' Andy McDonald (right) as Brendan Witt helps defend in the first period of Saturday night's game in Uniondale, N.Y. A four-goal first period by the Islanders carried them to a 5-2 win over the Blues. (Julie Jacobson/AP) UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The excitement that Blues fans felt during Friday's home opener at Scottrade Center was duplicated Saturday night, but for the other team. The New York Islanders treated their own sellout crowd to a 5-2 triumph at Nassau Coliseum, spoiling the buzz the Blues had created the night before in their win over Nashville. The Blues were looking to start the regular season 2-0 for the first time since 1994, but that became a pipe dream in the first period Saturday when the Islanders put up four goals. Mike Comrie, Trent... [read full story]
