The New York Islanders take their four-game winless streak into Edmonton, where of course they face two headwinds: 1) the shockingly struggling Oilers finally got their act together with a big, convincing win in Seattle on Saturday, and then 2) their management fired coach Jay Woodcroft anyway.
So the Oilers will likely also benefit from that fired-coach bounce as they aim to impress the new guy, Kris Knoblauch, who I’m sure many will remember for his struggles throwing to first base with the Yankees.
Leave your First Islanders Goal picks for tonight here.