The New York Islanders are on the outside looking in for the NHL playoffs, but a winning streak could change their fortunes. The team, currently in 15th place in the Eastern Conference, is just five points out of a playoff spot. Players and coaches recognize the need for a string of victories to make a move in the standings.
SUMMERLIN, Nev. — The Senators did it. The Canadiens did it. The Red Wings are in the midst of doing it.“I think if we’re gonna have a chance, we’re gonna need to win some streak,” Jean-Gabriel Pageau told The Post. “Not only two in a row.”
Still, the state of the Eastern Conference, where the 15th-place Islanders are somehow just five points out of the last playoff spot with a game in hand over the current-occupant Blue Jackets, is such that a relatively short winning streak can shift a team’s narrative completely.Montreal won six of seven to finish out 2024, and the Red Wings are currently on a five-game winning streak after replacing coach Derek Lalonde with Todd McLellan.
“It’s close for a couple teams. You put a string together, you never know what can happen,” Scott Mayfield told The Post. “I think of St. Louis , end of January, start of February, they were in last place in the league or something. And they won a Stanley Cup that year. It can turn around, but you have to have that belief. You can put in the work, you have to have that belief. I know it’s in here, we just have to do it.
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