The New York Islanders got back in the win column for the first time since they were in California by beating up on the Winnipeg Jets, at least for the first and second periods.
Their dim playoff hopes are flickering, and if they want to have any chance here, they need to get two points out of the second half of a back-to-back, which they haven’t done all season. But they hadn’t won a matinee all season until yesterday, so maybe they’re in a slump-busting mood. The New Jersey Devils lost at home to the spoiler Ottawa Senators before traveling to Long Island.