The power has been out on the Islanders’ power play for about a month now.
The last time they managed to score five-on-four? Try Nov. 15 when they did it twice.
So when Anthony Beauvillier (hot streak) and Josh Ho-Sang (creative offensively) were spotted working on the second unit instead of Cal Clutterbuck and Johnny Boychuk in practice Thursday at Northwell Health Ice Center, it seemed like a logical plan to try to flip the switch back on.
Clutterbuck, Boychuk, Ryan Pulock, Brock Nelson and Valtteri Filppula have teamed recently on that second unit. But coach Barry Trotz indicated the changes won’t be in play Saturday night against Detroit at the Coliseum.