The Islanders play their final game before the Deadline on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets at UBS Arena (7:30 p.m. ET; MSGSN, TSN3), their last chance to convince general manager Lou Lamoriello not to trade pending unrestricted free agents such as forwards Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri for potential future pieces.
Palmieri scored a power-play goal on three shots in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Predators. Palmieri has scored in five of the last six games, though this was his first power-play point since Jan. 16 versus the Flyers.
The New York Islanders' playoff push might have begun to stall with a loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Feb. 7. Now, the Jets might be the final opponent the Islanders see before a successful era ends later this week.
The trade deadline inches closer every day and the New York Islanders slowly drift into seller’s territory. They’ve lost four games in a row and their Feb.