The season resumed for the Islanders on Thursday night after two games were postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak. And if there’s a playoff push coming from the struggling team, it must start immediately.
The last-place Islanders, beset by injuries as well as eight players testing positive for COVID-19, brought an eight-game losing streak – all in regulation – into their game against the Sharks at UBS Arena.
The lineup, a makeshift, hybrid NHL/AHL roster the previous five games, welcomed back captain Anders Lee, Josh Bailey and defensemen Adam Pelech and Andy Greene after they were cleared from COVID-19 protocol.