Win streaks don’t last forever. Sometimes, that’s for the best because it keeps a team sharper. That’s what the New York Islanders will try to take away from tonight’s shutout loss to the Los Angeles Kings that snapped their six-game winning streak and technically dropped them out of the playoff picture.
To be fair to the Isles, they had everything working against them tonight. They played the night before, while the Kings had been off since Saturday. The Kings got shellacked at home in their last game, so they had that extra motivation. The Islanders have played well of late, and this was a schedule loss.