DALLAS — The Islanders are having an outstanding road trip. And goaltending, be it from Ilya Sorokin or David Rittich, has fueled it. Both netminders are giving them the chance to win close games.

They improved to 5-1-0 on this seven-game trek with a tense 3-2 win over the Stars on Tuesday night at American Airlines Center.

The Islanders survived Wyatt Johnston’s goal with no time on the clock being overturned for goalie interference.

Rittich made 22 saves for the Islanders (11-7-2), who scored their NHL-leading fifth shorthanded goal with Kyle Palmieri upping their advantage to 3-1 at 7:38 of the third period off an odd-man rush.

Jake Oettinger stopped 19 shots for the Stars (12-5-3), who had a five-game winning streak snapped.

Coach Patrick Roy elected to start Rittich after Sorokin

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