With 2.83 goals scored per game this season, the New York Islanders rank 20th in the NHL for offense. To be honest their offense hasn’t been the reason they’ve been winning games. It’s that league-leading 2.34 goals against per game that’s put them on the verge of a playoff birth.
That’s great and all, but the Islanders still need to score some goals in order to win games. And of late that already low goals-for total has been dropping steadily. Since the trade deadline, they’ve scored two or fewer goals six times from a possible nine games.