Fortunately for the Islanders, who currently occupy the second wild card with 63 points, the teams they’re in direct competition with also faltered on Saturday. Florida (62 points) fell 7-3 to the Nashville Predators in early action, while the New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins (63 points) 5-2. The Islanders take on the Penguins…… read more »
The Penguins make a minor change to demote Brock McGinn to the fourth line and put Drew O’Connor up a group. Dustin Tokarski gets his third NHL start of the season in this back-to-back situation. Early on the Penguins draw a power play, and they convert it into a power play goal! Evgeni Malkin carries…… read more »