The Islanders are in a suburb of Miami — where the host team or suburb still seeks a new corporate teat — to hopefully rebound from their season-opening loss in Raleigh.
This is game #2 of the 13-game road trip (or series of trips) to open the season. The Panthers previously beat the Penguins, which is God’s work, so hopefully they rest on that achievement and let the Islanders find their game.
To find their game, the Isles appear to have made one lineup change: Leo Komarov in for a “spark” with Ross Johnston the innocent lineup victim.