With an extra day between games and preceding a rare home back-to-back, it’s a good day to sit back and relish the joy, the rarity and surreal fact that the Islanders are 10-0 in games decided in overtime this year. Mathew Barzal’s streaking goal in St. Louis was the latest addition to the chronicles, largely made possible by a consistent dose of Matthew Schaefer and Ilya Sorokin.
Takeaways: The Isles know they were close to a bad road trip, but proud of their comeback. [Isles]
Just two games last night (14 tonight), but Montreal’s regulation win put a dent in Ottawa’s playoff chase.