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The NHL announced a swath of schedule updates today, rearranging and slotting in almost 100 games to complete every team’s 82-game regular season. The Tetris-ing of nearly half a season’s worth of games must have been a monumental task, but getting three weeks to work with that would have normally gone to the Olympic Break opened up a bunch of possibilities.
The big hole the Islanders would have had in February now features a Western Canada swing, two Original Six home dates, and then a West Coast trip that includes their long-awaited (by someone, surely) trip to the Emerald City. In March, their final game of the season was moved back a day to fit in a game from December and another game from earlier in the same month. And also, Buffalo. Like I said, it’s complicated.
Here are the new games, per the Islanders site.
NY Islanders @ Vancouver rescheduled for February 9 @ 10:30pm ET
(Previously scheduled for January 5)
NY Islanders @ Edmonton rescheduled for February 11 @ 9:00pm ET
(Previously scheduled for January 8)
NY Islanders @ Calgary rescheduled for February 12 @ 10:00pm ET
(Previously scheduled for January 11)
NY Islanders @ Buffalo rescheduled for February 15 @ 7:00pm ET
(Previously scheduled for December 27)
NY Islanders vs Boston rescheduled for February 17 @ 7:30pm ET
(Previously scheduled for March 22)
NY Islanders vs Montreal rescheduled for February 20 @ 2:00pm ET
(Previously scheduled for December 20)
NY Islanders @ Seattle rescheduled for February 22 @ 10:00pm ET
(Previously scheduled for January 4)
NY Islanders vs Columbus rescheduled for March 10 @ 7:30pm ET
(Previously scheduled for January 18)
NY Islanders vs Ottawa rescheduled for March 22 @ 7:30pm ET
(Previously scheduled for March 24)
NY Islanders vs Detroit rescheduled for March 24 @ 7:30pm ET
(Previously scheduled for December 29)
NY Islanders vs Pittsburgh rescheduled for April 12 @ 7:30pm ET
(Previously scheduled for March 10)
NY Islanders vs Washington rescheduled for April 28 @ 7:00pm ET
(Previously scheduled for December 23)
NY Islanders vs Tampa Bay rescheduled for April 29 @ 7:30pm ET
(Previously scheduled for April 28)
Here’s February in visual form. Check your flights accordingly.
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All in all, the Islanders don’t make out too badly with this new schedule. Two road trips isn’t ideal but they get some home dates in the middle and two-day break in between. Also, to be blunt, as of right now, the quality of competition here is... modest. February could be a chance for them to make up a lot of points.
Which is good, because March is packed to the damn gills. At least bunch of these are at home.
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April is road heavy, too with a lot of playoff teams. And also Buffalo. Man, what’s with those guys?
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