The New York Islanders had an opportunity to pounce on an opponent who had not played a game in five days, but instead floundered to them in an embarrassing effort on the road.
Despite this, the Islanders are 2-1 in a franchise-record nine-game road trip.
The effort from tonight simply won’t cut it, whether the Jackets were more motivated by a break or whether the Islanders just laid an egg.
Offensively and defensive nightmarish on both sides of the ice, the tilt was obvious very early on.
The best course for the Islanders is to put this right in the rear-view mirror and shift their focus to playing Dallas next Thursday.