The Islanders were coming off an emotional win against the Penguins the night before, in which they failed to hold a three-goal lead in the third period. Tonight, they decided they didn't want to worry about protecting a lead going into the third - they just waited until then to score all their goals.
Dennis Seidenberg came off IR, returning from his broken jaw and with a full face shield, while Adam Pelech took his spot on IR with an upper body injury. Alan Quine returned to the lineup, while Anthony Beauvillier noshed on some hot dogs.