We lost an hour of sleep last night, and I don’t even care because the magic number is now equal to the tragic number. What a remarkable turnaround from two weeks ago, when the gap was 11 points. Between the New York Islanders’ own play and the help from other teams, the Islanders have been repositioned for a playoff spot.
In fact, with a win today, they will jump the Detroit Red Wings for the second wild card in actual points. By points percentage, they’d be in front of both wild card teams and they’d hop in front of the Philadelphia Flyers for third in the division.