OTTAWA, Ontario – The Islanders will try to keep pace in their playoff chase as they conclude a home-and-home series against the NHL-worst Senators on Thursday night at Canadian Tire Centre.
The Islanders beat the Senators, 5-4, in a shootout on Tuesday night at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum to conclude a 2-3-0 homestand after being unable to hold a two-goal lead in the third period.
They enter the game two points behind the Capitals in the Metropolitan Division – and just four points ahead of the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference – after the Capitals won, 5-3, at Philadelphia on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.