Kyle Palmieri, Brock Nelson lead Islanders past Blues

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Kyle Palmieri scored twice Saturday night as the New York Islanders finally preserved a third-period lead in defeating the St. Louis Blues 3-1 in Elmont, N.Y.

Palmieri scored late in the first and even later in the third on an empty-netter for the Islanders, who snapped a three-game losing streak (0-2-1) inwhich they squandered a third-period lead each time.

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