The hangover (hopefully not) from the Islanders’ raucous and absurd 9-0 romp over the New Jersey Devils Tuesday has hopefully subsided as they begin the first stop in a season-longest seven-game road trip tonight in Nashville. They’ll presumably continue without Bo Horvat in the lineup, though he is skating and on the road trip with […]
The hangover (hopefully not) from the Islanders’ raucous and absurd 9-0 romp over the New Jersey Devils Tuesday has hopefully subsided as they begin the first stop in a season-longest seven-game road trip tonight in Nashville.
They’ll presumably continue without Bo Horvat in the lineup, though he is skating and on the road trip with the team.
First Islanders Goal picks go here.
Islanders News
Of all the trivia that came out of that singular night, maybe the most depressing was this, per NHL media and the team’s post-game notes: “The last time the Islanders had two or more hat tricks in a single season was 1993-94 (Pierre Turgeon and Derek King).” Anthony Duclair’s adds to Bo Horvat’s earlier this year to make two in 2025-26.
- Lots, lots more trivia like that in the Skinny. This one is definitely indicative of our times: “Ilya Sorokin is the first goalie in NHL to record seven career shutouts in which he faced 40 or more shots.” [Isles]
- Previewing tonight. [Isles]
- The Isles bring “confidence” into this big road trip, though that can change in a hurry. [Newsday]
- Full video of Ilya Sorokin’s post-game remarks after setting the franchise shutout record. [Isles]
- Islanders players praise Jonathan Drouin’s overall play. [Newsday]
- Islanders react to the WJC results, with this nice line from Czech David Rittich: “That’s why the U.S. media is a little quiet here today and [the] Canadians are not even here.” [Isles]
Mathieu Darche on the Daily Faceoff podcast. For your sanity, his appearance begins after the 7-minute mark. For me the most gratifying part was frank recognition of why the team should, you know, provide more media/social access for fans in a market with a dozen other pro sports teams:
Elsewhere
Tuesday’s scores included the Sabres winning yet again, the Flyers defeating the Ducks; Wednesday’s scores included losses for both nations’ capitals.
- Sad news on a NHL legend and gentlemen: Glenn Hall has died at age 94. [NHL]
- Can Quinn Hughes catch Cale Makar for the Norris? (They better get theirs now before another fella becomes a regular candidate…). [Sportsnet]
- Or no no, maybe it’s Moritz Seider challenging Makar for the trophy. [Athletic]
- And speaking of trophy musing, a case for Ilya Sorokin (among a few other no-chancers) go get MVP votes. [Athletic]
- Yet another Luke Fox jukebox temperature check on the Maple Leafs. [Sportsnet]
- Ontario’s other team is also struggling. [TSN]
- Utah will host a Winter Classic against the Avalanche. Should call it the Butch Goring Grizzlies Bowl. [NHL]
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