NEW YORK -- The Winnipeg Jets have a chance Saturday to achieve something the franchise has never done since it was relocated from Atlanta prior to the 2011-12 season. The New York Islanders will be trying to avoid completing a pre-Christmas break slide that seemed incomprehensible at the start of the month.
The host Islanders and visiting Jets will attempt to enter the Christmas break on a winning note Saturday afternoon, when they meet at Barclays Center.
Both squads were off Friday after their respective slides continued with losses Thursday night. The Islanders allowed the game-tying goal with 1:15 left in regulation before falling to the visiting Anaheim Ducks 5-4 in overtime.