The New York Islanders attempt to beat teams above them in the Metro on consecutive nights as they host the Carolina Hurricanes in Elmont, donning their fisherman reverse retro jerseys for the first time.
These teams met in late October, when the Isles pulled off a 6-2 win in the middle of an impressive run where they beat the Canes and Avalanche on back-to-back nights, and added a couple more wins before laying an egg against the Red Wings.
The teams enter tied in points — a three-way tie with the Penguins at 34 — though the Hurricanes have two games in hand on the Islanders and the Penguins have one.