Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders took down the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Tuesday night. Kyle Palmieri and Ryan Pulock also scored, and Ilya Sorokin finished with 27 saves for New York in its final game before the NHL trade deadline and a three-game west-coast road trip.

The New York Islanders (28-26-7) got a much-needed two points on Tuesday night, beating the Winnipeg Jets (42-16-4) 3-2 on Long Island. Kyle Palmieri, Brock Nelson, and Ryan Pulock were the goalscorers for the Islanders.

Importantly, goalie Ilya Sorokin was markedly sharper and more aggressive than in Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss to the Rangers at UBS Arena — a game in which the Islanders felt they were the better team but could not keep their rivals from consistently crowding the crease. Sorokin finished with 38 saves.

Impending free agents and potential trade targets Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson each scored Tuesday night in what might have been their final game with the New York Islanders, who beat the visiting Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in Elmont,

Gets back to winning ways

• Ilya Sorokin scored the 18th goal by a goaltender in NHL regular season play (two others have been scored in the playoffs). Sorokin joins Billy Smith (November 28, 1979, vs. Colorado) as Islander goalies to score a goal. (How rare is this? By comparison there have been 24 perfect games pitched in Major League Baseball)

Sorokin will guard the home goal versus the Jets on Tuesday, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports. Sorokin allowed three goals on 25 shots in Monday's loss to the Rangers, but he'll play again a day later.