A home-and-home series with the Penguins is expected to include back-to-back milestones for two Islanders' stalwarts.
Casey Cizikas will play in his 500th career game on Tuesday night at Pittsburgh. Brock Nelson will reach 500 against the Penguins on Thursday night at Barclays Center.
“You never really think about getting to those milestones until you’re almost there,” Nelson said. “It’s pretty fun to look back and see where you’ve been and the road that it’s been. Zeeker and I doing it around the same time is pretty cool.”
“I’m excited about it, I’m proud about it,” Cizikas added.