After 43 games, who are these Islanders?
Creating and sustaining an impact has been a lingering dilemma over the first three-and-a-half months of the season. As such, it's part of the reason why the Islanders (17-19-7, 41 points) enter the first of three games in 14 days against John Tortorella’s squad in 15th place in the Eastern Conference, just two points ahead of last-place Buffalo.