Christmas is approaching. So, too, is the three-day break the NHL takes to allow the players and members of the organization to spend time with their families. Today is the last day of NHL action until December 27.
The New York Islanders’ last game is a road battle with their 2023 first-round opponent, the Carolina Hurricanes. The two budding rivals have already played one another twice this season; the road team won in overtime both times. And they won’t play again until March—good because I’m sick of these dorks.
I believe that no matter what happens tonight, the Islanders will go into the Christmas break in a playoff spot by points percentage.