Two straight New York Islanders regulation wins have done more than steady the Islanders’ start, and few players embody that more clearly than Jonathan Drouin, the free-agent signing that is already producing like a stabilizing veteran with four points in his first four games on Long Island.
“Yeah, it does,” Drouin said when asked whether the consecutive wins matter for confidence. “We shouldn’t have been 0–3, but that’s how the league is. It’s nice to get two in a row and get that mojo going a little bit.”
Drouin has been dropped onto a first line with Bo Horvat — a familiar face — and Emil Heineman, and it is working.