After Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over the Rangers, the New York Islanders snapped their 5-game losing streak and can finally leave the powerless cruise ship they had been stranded on for the last week. (parody)
The Islanders return from the Christmas break with the hope of ending a losing streak before the Rangers make it a franchise worst.
With their 10th consecutive loss, the Islanders are going through a painful process that, history shows, yields light at the other end of the tunnel.
The Islanders, winless in nine, have a rare opportunity to grab a win with the Thrashers in town.
The Islanders continue to be winless all-time in Columbus, as the Blue Jackets handed New York it's sixth straight loss.
