The Islanders won a snoozer in Newark Sunday afternoon, giving them two more standings points, which for lottery purposes put them in 21st overall and ensures they will finish somewhere between 20th and 24th.
If there was anything of interest about the afternoon, it was probably that Ilya Sorokin returned healthy — and got a shutout, pulling him into a tie with BIlly Smith for second all-time (22) for the franchise. Meanwhile, Bo Horvat scored the only goal to inch closer to 30, which is an attractive milestone in our base-10 system. And on the bad side, Adam Pelech left the game after another check to the head — one that drew a match penalty on Paul Cotter.