It may not be panic time, yet. But the Islanders should be seriously fretting about their play.
They were consistently slow getting back defensively. They left too much room around their crease. They got no help on their 0-for-3 power play. And it led to a 5-2 loss to the Flyers on Saturday on Bill Torrey Appreciation Night at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum with plenty of alumni on hand to honor the bow-tied architect of the Islanders’ dynasty days.
It continued an alarming series of incomplete performances in the playoff push for the Islanders (39-22-7), two points behind the Capitals in the Metropolitan Division but in a 4-5-1 rut that includes a 4-1 loss to the Flyers at the Coliseum last Sunday.