The Islanders actually played hockey on Tuesday.
Sort of.
They held a short, intrasquad scrimmage at Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow as the Islanders’ wait to start their second-round playoff series against either the Capitals or Hurricanes reached the one-week mark.
Even skating against teammates in game-like conditions seemed a refuge from a fourth practice since the Islanders completed their four-game sweep of the Penguins on April 16.
“We couldn’t scrimmage very long because our farm team is still playing,” Islanders coach Barry Trotz said of Bridgeport, which is in its first-round AHL playoff series.