Sometimes a loss is about effort. Sometimes it’s about execution. And sometimes, like Wednesday night’s 3–1 defeat to the Boston Bruins, it’s about a power play that has completely lost its way.
If the New York Islanders want to make the playoffs in a stacked Eastern Conference, they cannot allow their power play to sink back to last year’s depths. Yet here we are: The Isles are now 0-for-27 with the man advantage dating back to November 13th, a stretch spanning eight games, and Wednesday’s Thanksgiving Eve matchup was the latest example of how impactful this drought is becoming.