Despite a lower-body injury, Bo Horvat joins the Islanders' crucial seven-game road trip. His return timeline remains uncertain, but Olympic play looms.

Drouin set career highs with 37 assists and 56 points in 2023-24 with the Avalanche and had a career-high 21 goals along with 32 assists for the Lightning in 2016-17. He had 11 goals and 26 assists in 43 games for the Avalanche last season in an injury-marred campaign.

Let’s take a look at the highs (and lows) of the season so far as the Isles march toward their first playoff push since 2023-24.

Isolating games with Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, and Timo Meier all available, Bratt has produced 0.9 points per game – 0.2 higher than his average otherwise. Most of those points have come by way of assist, as you would expect given his season totals (nine goals, 24 helpers).

Welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz, a daily in-depth look at the 2021 NHL postseason. There is one playoff game scheduled for Thursday and there was one Wednesday.

Adam Pelech scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Ivan Provorov and Kirill Marchenko scored the tying and game-winning goals in a span of 74 seconds late in the third period as the host Columbus Blue Jackets stunned the New York Islanders 4-2 on Sunday in a heated Metropolitan Division clash.

The New York Islanders provided an injury update on defenseman Matthew Schaefer ahead of Tuesday’s home game against the New Jersey Devils. The Islanders announced on X that Schaefer is considered day to day due to an illness. The game is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at UBS Arena in Elmont.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/breakaway as Special Guest Rocks National Anthem at Islanders Game. The New York Islanders had a very special guest in attendance for their first contest after the holiday break. As the team welcomed the New York Rangers for a crosstown matchup, the buzz began before puck drop.

Islanders prospects clash for World Junior gold! Poletin's late heroics propel Czechia against Eklund's Sweden in a championship showdown.