Barry Trotz coached his 1,700th NHL game tonight and his team won a Trotzian game in a shootout against the Boston Bruins. The Islanders improved to 11–0–2 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, still the only team in the NHL that has not lost in regulation at home. They have also won six straight games, have points in nine straight, and have won all four against Boston—though all four have been at the Coliseum.
Leo Komarov drew back into the lineup for the first time in a while, taking the place of Michael Dal Colle on Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s line.