With 81 games in the books, the New York Islanders have one more important regular season game left before the playoffs start. Game 82 will decide who they play and who gets home ice advantage in the series.
So what we’ll do is go through each scenario for Game 82 and explain who the Isles will play and who has home ice.
If the Islanders get one or two points against the Capitals and the Penguins get one or two points against the Rangers, it’s Islanders vs Penguins in the first round. In this scenario, the Islanders would have home ice.