And now, the Islanders must do it again.
They face the Predators on Thursday night at UBS Arena looking to win back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 4-6 after snapping their 11-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory at Ottawa on Tuesday night.
The last-place Islanders (6-10-5), who did not practice on Wednesday, already face a decidedly uphill battle to return to the playoffs for a fourth straight season under Barry Trotz. But they have strung together points in four straight games (1-0-3) and Trotz sees signs of sustainability for success after a COVID-19 outbreak that saw eight players test positive — Casey Cizikas is still unavailable — plus injuries to stalwarts Ryan Pulock and Brock Nelson.