The Islanders head out west on a four-game road trip to take them into the holiday break, and tonight is their first game against the one-line Avalanche. But, that one line is extremely good - probably best in the league this season. Leave your FIG picks here. 9:00 p.m. start time.
- Before Saturday’s game, beat writer Andrew Gross penned this column in which he detailed the Isles’ desire for both Mathew Barzal and Joshua Ho-Sang to shoot more. Barzal finished with 7 shots, and Ho-Sang 2 in under 9 minutes of game play.