Holy cow, this is game #70 for the 2022-23 New York Islanders. It’s always a little jarring to see the season get up in age...where has the time gone?
In this case, it’s gone toward a very up-and-down season that still has the Islanders in — there by the grace of Ilya Sorokin go they — a “control your own destiny” position in the wild card chase.
Tonight they’re in Anaheim on the second half of a back-to-back, to meet the Ducks, who have been a carwreck, but the entertaining (think: Doug Weight coaching) kind, for much of the season.