"The Skinny" By Eric Hornick Game 75 Isles 3, Minnesota 1 Casey Cizikas and Simon Holmstrom scored 1:44 apart in the second period, offsetting a Mats Zuccarello goal, as the Islanders snapped their six-game (0-4-2) losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild before a crowd of 15,742 at UBS Arena.

"The Skinny" By Eric Hornick Game 74 Tampa Bay 4, Isles 1 Jake Guentzel and Victor Hedman scored 2:32 apart, midway through the second period, as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Isles 4-1, before a crowd of 14,827 at UBS Arena.

"The Skinny" By Eric Hornick Game 73 Carolina 6, Isles 4 Seth Jarvis broke a 3-3 tie with a shorthanded goal with 2:31 to play in the middle period and later added the game's final goal as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Islanders, 6-4, before a sellout crowd of 18,700 at Lenovo Center.

"The Skinny" By Eric Hornick Game 72 Tampa Bay 5, Isles 3 Nikita Kucherov scored a goal and added three assists while Brayden Point had a pair of goals as the Tampa Bay Lightning held off the Islanders, 4-3, before a sellout crowd of 19,092 at Amalie Arena.

Columbus rallied again to win in a shootout but the Rangers blew a late lead in Anaheim and the Habs got smooshed in Carolina.

It was another good night for the Isles in the Playoff Chase, as they did not play but Montreal and Detroit both lost in regulation.

"The Skinny" By Eric Hornick Game 71 Columbus 5, Isles 2 Derek Forbort scored with 23 seconds to play in the second period to break a 2-2 tie and the Vancouver Canucks snapped an Islander six-game point streak as they defeated the Isles 5-2, before a crowd of 15,254 at UBS Arena.