The Islanders are back at home for some more, but home cooking may be no match for the Colorado Avalanche, who haven’t lost this season and haven’t lost a regular season road game since Taylor Swift was an unknown.
Of note for the Isles, another line adjustment as Anders Lee is expected to return to the top line with Bo(wie) Horvat and Mat(hew) Barzal. Meanwhile, Scott Mayfield remains out, so we’re looking at the terrifying Avalanche offense getting a crack at the makeshift third pairing of Samuel Bolduc and Sebastian Aho on his off side.
All that said, the visitors are expected to start Alexandar Georgiev. He’s good and all, but one never quite washes off the Stench of Ranger. So I’m saying, there’s a chance…