The Islanders have one more game before the brief Christmas break, Tuesday at home to the Devils. After the Dec. 24-26 break, the schedule gets heavy again with three games in four nights leading into the new year. The Devils will have Jack Hughes, who returned from injury last night. For now, the Islanders are […]
The Islanders have one more game before the brief Christmas break, Tuesday at home to the Devils. After the Dec. 24-26 break, the schedule gets heavy again with three games in four nights leading into the new year.
The Devils will have Jack Hughes, who returned from injury last night.
For now, the Islanders are in a non-wild card playoff spot, though the Flyers are in action tonight and could leapfrog them with a win.
Islanders News
- Takeaways from the shootout loss in Buffalo: Resilient/bounced back from the 0-2 hole, at least. [Isles]
- A bit there and here from Roy on Barzal stepping up in Bo Horvat’s absence, too. [THN]
- The Skinny, and how tight is the East: “The Isles are 19-10-4 since they opened 0-3-0; the 42 points since October 16th are the most of any team in the Eastern Conference.” [Isles]
- What’s behind Emil Heineman’s breakout? (Other than being healthy, not being hit by a car.) He’s focused on all parts of his game, being a 200-foot player, using his strength and good teammates. [Isles video]
- CBC on the making of Matthew Schaefer:
Elsewhere
Sunday’s scores included the Sabres continuing their rampage through the metro (and Metro), winning again in New Jersey.
- The Devils got Jack Hughes back. [Sportsnet]
- The Leafs also lost again, and are feeling as low as they’ve felt, according to William Nylander. [Sportsnet]
- The Sabres have added Marc Bergevin to their front office. [TSN]
- Sidney Crosby scored to pass Mario Lemieux for the most points in Penguins history. [NHL]
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