While the sky is falling around Long Island, there were some positives that we would be remiss to overlook. Simon Holmstrom Rises To The Occasion. Forward Simon Holmstrom was give

Facing a tough Washington Capitals squad in D.C., the New York Islanders took another lead — a multi-goal lead — into the third period only to blow it and end with the loss. It’s what they do. The Islanders’ two-goal lead did not survive eight minutes of the third period.