ELMONT, N.Y. — The Islanders still aren’t scoring many goals and this latest effort won’t squelch doubts about the team’s playoff viability. But at least they won this time.
They snapped a four-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the struggling Canadiens on Saturday night at UBS Arena to improve to 1-1-1 on their five-game homestand.
The Islanders (23-18-3) had scored just five total goals in their 0-3-1 skid. The win allowed them to leapfrog the Penguins by one point for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, though the Penguins have played two fewer games.
