Jason Chimera starting to feel comfortable with Islanders

New York Islanders left wing Jason Chimera looks on before a face-off against the Washington Capitals in the third period of an NHL hockey game at Barclays Center on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Photo Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van DykeJason Chimera plays his 1,000th NHL game on Friday in Detroit. This will only be his 49th in an Islanders uniform but for the 37-year-old and his family, it’s starting to feel like home after a tough start to the season for himself and his new team.

“It took a lot longer than I thought,” Chimera said after practice on Thursday and before the Islanders headed to Detroit to face the Red Wings. “You don’t realize how much — the kids, the wife. We were in Washington for…