Islanders throttled by Wild, head into 4 Nations break on sour note
NY Post
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The Islanders are limping into the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off in more ways than one.
The high of a seven-game winning streak that vaulted them into playoff contention is over.
Now it is about getting over the cutline and proving that a great two weeks wasn’t merely a mirage.
And allowing five consecutive goals to see a 3-1 lead turn into a 6-3 loss to the Wild on Saturday night does not inspire any notions that the Islanders are a legit contender masquerading as a playoff hopeful.
The Islanders may not have been badly outplayed in any of the three losses they suffered over their past four games, and this trip always looked tough with a back-to-back against two Cup hopefuls.
But this is a results business, and in losing, the Islanders squandered a chance to get within two points of the playoff cutline.
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