And now for some time at home for the Metropolitan Division-leading Islanders.
The Islanders, one day after president and general manager Lou Lamoriello stood pat at the NHL trade deadline in a sign of trust in the current roster, open a five-game homestand and a stretch of eight of nine at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum against the Flames on Tuesday night.
The Islanders enter the homestand opener with a two-point lead on the second-place Capitals, who host the trade-depleted Senators. Left wing Andrew Ladd, out since Nov. 15 with a suspected ankle injury, and defenseman Thomas Hickey, out since Dec.