Islanders left wing Anthony Beauvillier celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the Predators during first period of an NHL game on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. Credit: AP/Mark Zaleski
It’s back to Canada, finally, for the Islanders this week.
Before COVID-19, of course, heading north of the border to play in their home country was a taken-for-granted occurrence for Canadian-born players on U.S.-based teams. But last season’s pandemic-altered schedule limited travel to within four, makeshift divisions, with all seven Canadian teams comprising one of the divisions.
The Islanders resume their season-opening, 13-game road trip at Montreal on Thursday to start a stretch of three games in four nights that also includes a Saturday stop at Winnipeg.