:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66232429/1197919693.jpg.0.jpg)
It feels a little different — a 1 p.m. start, in Brooklyn, after a 10-day layoff — but the New York Islanders are finally back.
Not much breathing room in the standings nor excuses among the staff for a rust-shaking start. But the visitors, the Vancouver Canucks, have already played since the All-Star break, having beaten the Blues and the Sharks in regulation this week.
Tough task ahead for the home team.
Asked Barry Trotz if it's an advantage for #Isles to play 3 straight at Barclays rather hopping between rinks: "I don’t know if it’s an advantage or not. But I know in the Coliseum we haven’t been that good lately so it’s probably an advantage getting out of there, hopefully."
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) February 1, 2020
Trotz addresses the media ahead of today's first game back from the break. #Isles pic.twitter.com/6SONq5Y1DC
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) February 1, 2020
More pre-game notes from the official site.
Hockey’s back!