The Islanders did not get the job done in D.C., they did not claim any points vs. the Capitals, so they’ll aim for redemption tonight back home against the Penguins.
Helpfully, Pittsburgh lost last night in regulation on a late Claude Giroux goal, so their standings edge above the Isles remains two points, though with two games in hand. Their loss to the Senators ended a six-game win streak, which is just kind of in keeping with how all these mid-level Eastern teams keep streaking up and down. (Except Buffalo, which streaked downward, then up, up, up and shows zero sign of stopping.)
Interesting results around the league last night, as the Predators became the fourth team to reverse a four-goal deficit and win this season, and the Sabres won again to hand the back-to-back Cup champs their fourth straight loss.