With a chance to grab a playoff spot with a win tonight, the Islanders just couldn’t get it done. It was a weak game for Ilya Sorokin, who let in two soft goals back to back, resulting in Marcus Hogberg coming in for him in relief, but it’s not like the Isles gave much scoring support either. Depth scoring showed up again, with Casey Cizikas and Tony DeAngelo both getting on the board for the Isles, but the big guns couldn’t get past Thatcher Demko.
With the loss tonight, the Isles miss the opportunity to go back into a playoff spot for the first time since November.