The Islanders are in Tampa for a conference final rematch-rematch tonight, but the focus is rightly on just the rather pressing need for standings points. After tonight, tomorrow they’re in Sunrise to face the suddenly very mortal Panthers.
How strange it will be...with last year’s division-only schedules between back-to-back conference final meetings, this is the first time in a while that these teams meet without virtual life-or-death matters on the line. It’s just a regular season game in November.
(Still...the 5-4-2 Isles kind of need some points here.)
Tonight’s First Islanders Goal picks go here.