The Islanders face the Penguins on Thursday night at Nassau Coliseum.
Again.
It is one of six games between the teams in February, a stretch that started with the Islanders beating the Penguins, 4-3, on Saturday night at the Coliseum.
The teams will meet eight times overall in this 56-game NHL season with teams only facing their divisional rivals. One of the resulting unique aspects of this shortened schedule forced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the desire to limit travel is multiple matches against one opponent either consecutively or within a short time frame.