The New York Islanders offense again stalled and they again conceded the first goal in a frustrating season whose latest insult was a 3-2 shootout loss to the Montreal Canadiens Sunday afternoon.
It’s just the 10th Canadiens win in their 50 games this season, and as terrible as they are, they are closer to the Islanders in standings points than the Islanders are to the second wild card position.
Coming off one of the Islanders’ “best efforts of the season” against the Bruins a few nights ago, this loss was another bullet point on their stalled season.