The transcontinental road trip ends tonight in Buffalo. There, the Islanders will face a Sabers team. The Sabers team has done them a huge favor (beating the Wings) and is close enough to a playoff spot (5 points behind, but with 2 more games played). Please hurry and play.
Buffalo has some fans. still bitter About misreading the rulebook when these teams played each other in a high-stakes game a year ago.
Here are our picks for the first Islanders goal.
islanders news
- On the Islanders Anxiety Podcast, Dan and Mike enjoy the winning streak, the high-stakes anxiety that comes with big games coming up, and the steady confidence that Patrick Roy provides. [LHH]
- Tonight's Preview: Brock Nelson is one goal shy of reaching his third straight 30-goal season, but the last person to accomplish this feat was…Matt Moulson! His old teammate Kyle Okposo He is currently a former Saber. [Isles]
- Is it a sure win tonight? [Newsday]
- Day-to-day: Back at practice, Matt Martin makes in-game decisions. [Isles]
- Kyle Palmieri's strong season was due in part to his avoidance of the unfortunate injury that hampered him the previous year. [Post]
- Cal Clutterbuck and Matt Martin (if he returns) could bring some old school intensity to the atmosphere tonight. [Newsday]
- The power play could have made a difference for LA, but it continued to struggle. This is an area the Isles are determined to improve on. [Post]
other places
Last night's score included a lot of Western points (of course, the Blues scored on the Kings right after the Isles failed to score), the Predators extended their point streak to 13 games, and the Canucks had a three-goal lead. was blown away and defeated by Abs. OT and the Capitals lost in regulation.
- Justin Bourne handicaps Eastern wild-card race. [Sportsnet]
- Speaking of which, the Wings' playoff hopes are suddenly in jeopardy during an extended nosedive. [TSN]
- The Flames waived the rights to 2022 second-round pick Topi Loni, who was convicted of rape in Finland. [TSN]
- Slater Kokkok said he felt much better coming away from the game. [Athletic]
- Jack Eichel and Matthew Tkachuk are examples of star players taking more control over their careers and destinations. [TSN]
- After a melee and a fight near the goal, the Ducks thought John Gibson had been ejected from the game, but it turned out that was not the case. [TSN]
