The New York Islanders are in that half-rest, half-prep, half “we’ll be okay, right?” mode as a playoff spot is clinched and they theoretically can still influence where they finish, but it’s a longshot. A home ice slot for the first round is essentially gone.
Such is the setting as they prepare to host the New Jersey Devils for the final two times in Nassau Coliseum history. Just rest and get through it.
For the Isles, the projected rested/scratched include: Michael Dal Colle, Jordan Eberle, Leo Komarov, and Andy Greene. Braydon Coburn slots in for Greene.