u276fu276f About the ISLANDERS
New York (20-13-4) has won two games in a row to climb into a wildcard playoff spot in the ultra-competitive Eastern Conference. They returned from their Christmas break with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Buffalo Sabres in Brooklyn on Wednesday. RW Josh Bailey tied the game with 69 seconds left in regulation, and then rookie C Mathew Barzal notched the winner just 68 seconds into the three-on-three portion.
The Islanders went into the holidays with a 5-2 win over the Jets last Saturday on home ice, in which Barzal notched a hat trick.