The New York Islanders have won three straight games and four of their last five contests. Combined with some help out of town, these wins have landed them back in a playoff spot at 83 points. And the very next morning, New York experiences an earthquake. That sounds about right.
Courtesy of the Washington Capitals’ regulation loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins (who all of a sudden have become a potential problem again), the Islanders’ two points vaunted them over the field as the Caps and Detroit Red Wings both sit at 82 points, though each with a game in hand on New York.