The Islanders got a desperately needed win. Now, they desperately need a winning streak.
"We knew at some point we’re just going to have to do it," Mathew Barzal said. "When you lose a couple late like we have at home, that confidence, that championship mentality that I really thought we had the last couple of years, it just seems like it just wasn’t there for a little bit."
The last-place Islanders (7-11-5), who did not practice on Sunday, face the Red Wings on Tuesday night at Little Caesars Arena after topping the Devils, 4-2, on Saturday night to finally get their first win in eight tries at UBS Arena.