The New York Islanders are are eager to get 2021 underway after a memorable 2019-20 campaign.
The Islanders entered last season as one of the better teams in the league, but began to drop in the standings after going through a pretty dreadful cold streak.
The pause in play due to the outbreak of COVID-19 came to their rescue.
When they resumed play in the Toronto bubble, the Islanders looked like legitimate contenders and proved to be so. Their brick wall of a defense was able to knock out the Florida Panthers and their lethal offense in four games in the qualifying round.