Kyle Palmieri scored twice, Brock Nelson had a goal and two assists and the New York Islanders beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 to end a three-game skid.

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.

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.

The New York Islanders returned home to UBS Arena Saturday, and Kyle Palmieri made sure it would be a happy homecoming scoring twice, including a late empty netter, giving the home team a much needed 3-1 win over the St.