After a bit of a slump, the New York Islanders have fallen from second place in the Metro with a chance to be in first place on Thursday night to fifth place in the span of two days. This division is insanely competitive which makes it a fun/gutwrenching season night in and night out.
The biggest reason for the Islanders slump is their lack of goaltending. Both Jaroslav Halak and Thomas Greiss have been severely underperforming and are putting up far below league average numbers.
The pure reason the Islanders have 37 points this year is because of their offense, more specifically their top six.