The Islanders’ power play has gone cold, but in the meantime, they have entered lockdown mode on their penalty kill.
The Avalanche had four minutes on the man-advantage Monday night and could not get a single shot on net as the Islanders shut them down on the kill in their 1-0 win at the Coliseum.
“That was huge,” coach Barry Trotz said. “Their power play is hitting about 36 percent in their last little while. They’ve got some dangerous weapons. They got some big bodies that go to the net, they got some guys that make plays and they got some guys that can create that one-on-one separation.