There’s no rest for the Islanders, nor time to savor their latest victory.
The Islanders face the surging Flyers on Tuesday night at Barclays Center, their lone home game in a seven-game stretch, after topping the Metropolitan Division-leading Capitals, 5-3, on Monday night to improve their recent run to 4-1-2
“It’s not going to be easy,” said Josh Bailey, who had three, first-period assists at Washington. “We’re fighting for position, it’s a big divisional opponent. It’s part of playing in this league. You’ve got to be ready physically, mentally, emotionally to ramp it back up in a short time span.