Palmieri gave the Islanders a 1-0 lead at 18:51 of the first period. Nelson picked off a Pierre-Olivier Joseph pass at the red line, skated into the offensive zone on a 3-on-2 rush and fed Palmieri, who beat Binnington with a wrist shot between the circles.

The Blues and Islanders combined for one goal at even-strength Saturday as the Blues lost 3-1, their seventh loss in the last nine games.

The Blues and the Islanders meet in New York! These two teams have been very inconsistent this season, and a win here would be huge for each team. We continue our NHL odds series with a Blues-Islanders prediction and pick.

The Islanders and Blues split the season series last year 1-1-0, but the Isles have had more success in their own building recently. The Islanders were blanked in their past two away games in St. Louis (4-0 on Feb. 22 and 1-0 on Oct. 17) but are 6-1-1 in their past eight games at home.

The Blues and Islanders combined for one goal at even-strength Saturday as the Blues lost 3-1, their seventh loss in the last nine games.