They picked up a point and managed 49 shots in the effort, but the New York Islanders’ terribly timed winless streak reached seven with their shootout loss in Vancouver late last night.
The Isles wake up one point behind current wild card holders Carolina and Columbus, and six points behind the pack of teams in regular Metro playoff positions.
They also lost Josh Bailey in the first period to an undisclosed injury, so we may see yet another tweak to the lines that currently have Andrew Ladd (who scored on a deflection last night and also took their final shootout attempt) in a regular role.