The Islanders finished 1-2-1 on their road trip, or 1-1-1 if you only count the Western part of it, but their coach felt pretty good — “but for a few minutes, maybe our most solid game of the trip” — about the effort and how they handled the conclusion in Vegas, a 5-2 loss.
Now they’re back home, where they have two games at Elmont against the Canucks and the Leafs. Vancouver is coming off a 6-4 win in New Jersey on Saturday, which followed a 2-1 loss in St. Louis. The Canucks play the Smurfs tonight in Manhattan, so tomorrow’s game will be the back end of a back-to-back (albeit with minimal “travel”) for them.