The New Jersey Devils, now 28-26-2 after a shameful loss on Tuesday, host the New York Islanders (31-21-5) at the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Carson Soucy scored against the team that traded him 72 hours earlier, Matthew Schaefer got the 14th goal of his stellar rookie year and the New York Islanders defeated the Rangers 2-1 on Thursday night.

Bo Horvat had massive game for the Islanders against the Penguins, but it was a different bird that caught Horvat off guard.

The Capitals are coming off two consecutive wins, with the most recent a comeback overtime victory in a 4-3 OT win against the Carolina Hurricanes. Hednrix Lapierre, Dylan Strome, Jakob Chychrun (1G, 1A) and Justin Sourdif were the Caps goalscorers on Saturday night. It was their third three-goal comeback since the start of the calendar year.

New York Rangers (11-4-3, fifth in the Metropolitan) vs. New York Islanders (5-8-2, eighth in the Metropolitan) LINE: Islanders -119, Rangers -101; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: New York Islanders aim to break their six-game slide when the Islanders take ...

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Martin Fehervary and Anthony Beauvillier scored 31 seconds apart in the second period, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 4-1.

I bring this up now because I am not sure the Islanders, as currently constructed, have those elements that are so crucial to win in the postseason.