If the Islanders are to have any hope of actually making the playoffs, this bit about not being able to win with any consistency on the road has to be fixed.
It was another sluggish start and a third-period push that was too little, too late, as the Islanders lost to the Devils, 3-2, on Saturday night at Prudential Center.
Facing a 3-0 deficit with just over 13 minutes remaining, the Islanders pushed, and even had Nick Leddy hit the pipe on a power-play shot in the final two minutes that would have tied it. But the frenetic final moments again ended in road defeat, and the Isles lost two points to another team pushing them for a postseason spot.