Senators defenseman Ron Hainsey checks Islanders center Anders Lee into goaltender Craig Anderson on Oct. 25, 2019. Credit: AP/Fred Chartrand
The Islanders are going for a perfect 10 when they face the Senators on Tuesday night at Barclays Center, their first game of the season in their other home rink in Brooklyn.
The Islanders earned their ninth straight victory with a 1-0 decision at Buffalo on Saturday night on Derick Brassard’s lone goal. The nine-game winning streak matches their longest winning streak since Dec. 31, 1989 to Jan. 19, 1990, and is the second longest in franchise history behind a 15-game streak from Jan.