Consistency is dogging the Islanders. And, at least for the moment, it has put their chances at a playoff spot at serious risk.
The Islanders’ 1-0 shootout loss to the Avalanche on Monday, coupled with the Capitals’ overtime win over the Red Wings, means that the Islanders are tied with the Capitals both on points and regulation wins, the first tiebreaker. That can change quickly, and the Islanders have a game in hand, but it reflects the way they’ve been playing lately.
The Islanders, mostly thanks to Ilya Sorokin, kept things scoreless through 65 minutes, but the Avalanche broke through in the shootout as Evan Rodrigues netted the winner, with the only goal of the shootout. The game went into the third period scoreless, and the Avalanche spent much of it threatening. Valeri Nichushkin hit a post with just over 10 minutes to go, leading into a menacing shift in which Sorokin bailed out the Islanders more than once.
If there is a positive to take from the night, it’s that Sorokin looked like himself again. Monday was his sixth straight loss, but unlike on Friday in Arizona, he kept the Islanders in it instead of being partially responsible for the failure to pick up points.
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