The Islanders are up on the season series 1-0-0 after a 4-1 win over the Sharks on Jan. 18, which kicked off a season-long, seven-game winning streak for the Isles. New York 5-0-4 in its last nine games against the Sharks, including 2-0-2 on the road.
The Islanders are seven points from a playoff spot. They are four points from the bottom of the Eastern Conference. With 25 games to go and an increasing number of points and teams to overcome, that is all the discussion one needs to have.
One New York reporter shared a bittersweet prediction, that's mostly bitter, on the Islanders' heat and soul ahead of the NHL trade deadline and in the aftermath of a 4-0 loss to the Rangers.
NEWARK—General manager Tom Fitzgerald continues to add to his team’s depth, acquiring Daniel Sprong from the Seattle Kraken in a New Jersey Devils trade.