At long last, the New York Islanders have again won a game in regulation.
No extra time or shootout needed, and not even a blown lead (though they tried). It was against “just” the Philadelphia Flyers, however the Flyers have been on a good run, and Wednesday’s 3-2 win ended the Flyers’ five-game win streak.
For the Islanders, it’s also eight straight home wins over the Flyers, who once had their number back when their current GM was a mostly effective player driven to periodic fits of madness by Frans Nielsen.
This has been a weird season, with the Islanders gaining a healthy dose of early points despite playing poorly and blowing a lot of points this month when they were otherwise playing okay-ish.