"The Skinny" By Eric Hornick Game 78 Rangers 9, Isles 2 Every Ranger was a "+" as the Blueshirts completed a sweep of the season series with a 9-2 win over the Isles before a sellout crowd of 17,255 at UBS Arena.

"The Skinny" By Eric Hornick Game 77 Nashville 7, Isles 6 (OT) Fedor Svechkov scored 1:56 into overtime as the Nashville Predators rallied from a late 6-4 deficit for a 7-6 win over the Isles before a crowd of 17,159 at Bridgestone Arena.

"The Skinny" By Eric Hornick Game 76 Isles 4, Washington 1 On the day Alexander Ovechkin became the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer, he was outscored by Marc Gatcomb.

"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.