It's been 25 years since the Isles did what they did tonight

The complete Skinny will follow but this one is too good to wait.

The Isles trailed 2-0 tonight, until Kyle Okposo's goal got them on the board at 12:50 of the third period. According to the geniuses at Elias Sports Bureau, this is the latest that the Isles have trailed by 2 goals in a game they won in regulation since January 13, 1991.

That night, the Isles trailed 3-1 in Quebec, before rallying for three in the final 5:40 for the win.

Here's the boxscore:

First Period

1 - NYI : Ferraro 11 (Volek) (EV) 5:39 

Second Period

No Scoring

Third Period

2 - QUE : Lapointe 2 (Kimble, Pearson) (EV) 6:22 

3 - QUE : Fogarty 9 (EV) 8:28 

4 - QUE : Hrkac 9 (EV) 8:56 

5 - NYI : Sutter 16 (Flatley) (EV) 14:20 

6 - NYI : Wood 15 (Volek) (EV) 17:59 

7 - NYI : King 8 (EV) 18:34 

That win gave the Isles 38 points (16-23-6); tonight's win gave them 38 wins (38-21-8). 

Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since January 21, 1982. Visit my blog: NYISkinny.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick