ELMONT, N.Y. — The injury-depleted Islanders went into the NHL’s three-day holiday break with a solid performance. Their first game after vacation was even better.
They thoroughly dominated the Penguins, one of the Metropolitan Division foes they are chasing for a playoff spot, in a 5-1 win on Tuesday night at UBS Arena. Still, they may have lost Oliver Wahlstrom to a head injury.
Coupled with Friday’s 5-1 win over the visiting Panthers, it gave the Islanders (20-14-2) consecutive victories for the first time since a four-game winning streak from Nov. 21-26.
