"The Skinny" By Eric Hornick Game 82 Columbus 6, Isles 1 Zach Werenski scored a goal and added an assist as the Columbus Blue Jackets scored five goals in the second period and defeat the Isles 6-1, before a sellout crowd of 18,874 at Nationwide Arena.

"The Skinny" By Eric Hornick Game 81 Washington 3, Isles 1 Dylan Strome completed a hat trick into an empty net, and Charlie Lindgren made 32 saves, as the Washington Capitals defeated the Isles, 3-1, before a sellout crowd of 17,255 at UBS Arena.

"The Skinny" By Eric Hornick Game 80 Isles 1, New Jersey 0 Bo Horvat scored the only goal of the game late in the second period and Ilya Sorokin did the rest, stopping 25 Devils shots for his 22nd career shutout as the Isles blanked the New Jersey Devils, 1-0, before a sellout crowd of 16,514 at Prudential Center.

"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.