The New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues meet for the second time in about two weeks, and let’s just not talk about the previous meeting. (The Isles felt they played well, but things fell apart in a franchise-record span, while Jordan Binnington shut the door.)
Both teams’ fortunes are similar, as they are several points out of their respective wild card targets but still within some reason for hope. The Isles are six points behind three different teams — the two Eastern wild card holders Detroit and Tampa, and Metro third-place resident Philadelphia. The Flyers picked up another point last night, via shootout loss to the Blues.