The Islanders played in front of the announced sellout crowd they wanted after a 6-1-0 road trip and the fans brought the desired energy, with frequent “Let’s Go Islanders!” chants through the first two periods despite a two-goal disadvantage.

But the first game back from a long trek typically tends to be a tough one for the home team, and the Islanders proved that again in a 2-1 loss to the Blues on Saturday at UBS Arena.

“Yeah, they’re always tougher games,” said coach Patrick Roy, whose team had the tying goal with 2:06 remaining waved off. “I guess the fact that we were trailing early on probably hurt us a little bit as well. We didn’t have the same jump that we had on that road trip, which is normal.”

“Coming back from a long trip sometimes takes a day,” said Anders Lee, who halved

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