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New York Islanders vs. Philadelphia Flyers: Not Montreal, anyway

A visit from a once-feared friend.

Hey, if you pretend the Northeast New Atlantic Division doesn't exist, then the New York Islanders have just one defeat in November, and the month reclaims its 2014 identity as Extended October rather than The Month Where Seasons Go To Die of 2008-13 vintage.

Alas, the Atlantic Division of Formerly Northeastern and Southeastern Teams is a thing, and it has beaten the Islanders up and down the calendar over the past three weeks. Yes, there are the three regulation losses to the Canadiens, but also similarly frustrating one-goal losses to the Bruins and Sabres.