It was '80s night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, only nobody was dressed as Doc Brown from "Back to the Future," Michael Jackson's biggest hits weren't played during every whistle, and fans weren't wearing acid-washed jeans.

It's possible only the Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders received the memo.

The game had 10 goals through the first two periods - making it very reminiscent of high-flying '80s hockey. It forced each coach to pull his starting goaltender midway through the second stanza. It was the equivalent of a baseball game where both teams are in the bullpen by the third inning.

Nevertheless, Friday night's bout featuring the club with the NHL's longest active winning streak and one of the coldest teams in the league made for great entertainment, but it didn't end how many thought it would.

Just as fate would have it, the Senators - losers of seven straight heading into Friday - defeated the red-hot Islanders - winners of four straight, and seven of their last eight - in what was one of the craziest games of the 2017-18 season thus far.

Sens backup Mike Condon was able to stop all 19 shots he faced, outperforming Isles backup Jaroslav Halak, who allowed one goal on 15 shots in the 6-5 defeat. Still, Halak can hold his head high knowing he had the game's second-best save percentage.

There were four goals scored during a stretch of less than six minutes. It was a coach's nightmare, but a fan's dream.

Those fans can only hope for a similar outcome when the Sens and Isles meet again in March.

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The Buffalo Sabres are forgetting to know what it's like to score.

The club was shut out for the third straight game on Friday night - this time at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The team has now dropped 10 of their last 11 games. With the club clearly hitting rock bottom, head coach Phil Housley called out his team to be better.

"It’s quite embarrassing," Housley said. "We had a game plan, and I don’t think we executed on that.

"The only way this is going to change is that group in that room. They’ve got a choice."

The Sabres currently occupy last place in the Eastern Conference, and with another game against the Penguins on Saturday and the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues next week, things won't get any easier.

"Hopefully, we'll look back at this stretch and learn from it," Housely said, according to Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News. "Right now we're in the thick of it and there's no easy way out. It's about digging in, having a lot of pride, and showing some emotion."

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No Murray, no problem.

With Matt Murray on the shelf with a lower-body injury, Tristan Jarry rose to the occasion Friday night recording his first career shutout as the Pittsburgh Penguins rolled over the Buffalo Sabres, 4-0.

The goose egg was a good sign for the club who - with Murray listed as week to week - don't intend to search for another goalie.

As for the Sabres, things seem to be getting worse. The team has now lost 10 of their last 11 games and have strung together just four points over that stretch.

Their 16 points see them tied for the worst record in the league with the Arizona Coyotes. Meanwhile, they hold a six-point cushion on last place in the Eastern Conference.

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Worst hat trick, ever.

New York Rangers speedster Michael Grabner registered arguably the most unimpressive hat trick of all time, scoring not one, but two empty-net goals Friday night against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Grabner's first goal of the game came near the beginning of the second period on a nice feed from Kevin Shattenkirk. However, with the Rangers holding onto a 2-1 lead late in the third, he notched his second of the contest with the Canes' net empty with 2:13 remaining. About a minute later, with Carolina's net still empty, he completed the hat trick.

Coaches league wide have been pulling their goaltenders earlier than usual, so multiple empty-net goals by the same player could become the norm.

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With a sly toe drag, Joe Pavelski slid the puck past Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo on Friday night to score the 300th goal of his career.

The milestone was a long time coming for Pavelski, who had gone goalless in the previous 11 games.

Pavelski joins Toronto Maple Leafs forward Patrick Marleau as the only players in San Jose Sharks history to score 300 goals with the franchise.

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John Tavares might not be the New York Islanders' hottest attraction.

Forward Anders Lee picked up another two goals against the Ottawa Senators on Friday night and now sits with 15 on the season, just three back of Alex Ovechkin for the league lead.

What is more impressive, however, is that Lee has now tallied 44 goals since Dec. 1, 2016. That's good enough for the second most in the NHL during that span, one more than the Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews and just two shy of Tampa Bay Lightning sniper Nikita Kucherov.

Lee set career highs in goals and points last season with 34 and 52, respectively. With 15 goals and 27 points through the first 25 games this year, he's on his way to shattering both those marks.

- With h/t to TSN

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Starting goaltenders Craig Anderson and Thomas Greiss both failed to make it out of the second period in a game between the Senators and Islanders that was reminiscent of 1980s hockey Friday night in Brooklyn.

Anderson was pulled in favor of backup Mike Condon after a Jason Chimera breakaway goal gave the Isles a 5-4 lead just 8:40 into the second frame. About three minutes later, Greiss was yanked for Jaroslav Halak after Mike Hoffman scored to even the game at five apiece.

While scoring is indeed up throughout the league, 5-5 games midway through the second period are still exceptionally rare, but the fans certainly won't complain.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins will welcome Evgeni Malkin back to the lineup on Friday night, the team announced.

Malkin returns as the club gets set to take on the Buffalo Sabres in a home-and-home series this weekend after missing the last four games with an upper-body injury.

Of course, Malkin will surely give the Penguins a shot in the arm as he has been his usual productive self this season when healthy, posting 21 points in 22 games.

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Calgary Flames forward Kris Versteeg is month to month with a hip injury, the team announced Friday.

The 31-year-old missed the last three games with what the team initially called a lower-body injury, and was moved to the injured reserve Wednesday.

The ailment is a nagging issue that Versteeg has dealt with over the years, but recently re-aggravated against the Dallas Stars last Friday.

"He'd had some history with the hip,'' Flames general manager Brad Treliving said, according to team insider George Johnson. "He tweaked it. He zigged when he should've zagged.

"It's not something like he blocks a shot and you have a bruise there, or somebody hit him and that caused the problem.

"He turned and got jammed up and put stress on the joint. What we're dealing with is a hip labrum issue."

Versteeg has tallied just three goals and eight points in 22 games, but has served well on the Flames' power play, recording one goal and five points with the extra man.

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