The Islanders are in a Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday pattern over the next couple of weeks as they finish their brief homestand with the Devils on Tuesday before a seven-game western road trip. That one starts with Nashville and Minnesota before crossing the border for Winnipeg and a full northwestern four-pack.
But first, one more at home with New Jersey, who lost in regulation Sunday night to Carolina.
The weekend scores included the Penguins getting the extra point over the Blue Jackets, and the Panthers handing Colorado just its third regulation loss.