The New York Islanders' playoff push might have begun to stall with a loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Feb. 7. Now, the Jets might be the final opponent the Islanders see before a successful era ends later this week.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders and the Winnipeg Jets square off in a non-conference matchup. New York has a 14-13-2 record at home and a 27-26-7 record overall. The Islanders have given up 179 goals while scoring 163 for a -16 scoring differential.

The Islanders are 0-1-0 against the Jets this season, falling 4-3 on Feb. 7 in Winnipeg. Simon Holmstrom, Marc Gatcomb and Kyle Palmieri scored for the Isles, whose third period comeback bid – they outshot Winnipeg 19-6 in the final frame – fell short. The Islanders have won four straight home games against the Jets.

The Jets were unlucky to lose two straight games, but they don't need much luck to beat a bad Islanders team on the latter half of a back-to-back tonight, per our NHL betting picks.

A big group of Jets players hit the ice on Monday for an optional practice in Winnipeg as they prepared for four games on the road starting tonight in New York against the Islanders. While the group isn’t happy that they’ve gone 0-1-1 after winning 11 straight you got the sense from the players that spoke that they know that the final stretch will involve hockey that is quite a bit tighter.

ELMONT, NY - The Winnipeg Jets begin a six-game Eastern Conference road trip tonight when they take on the New York Islanders at UBS Arena.

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One New York reporter shared a bittersweet prediction, that's mostly bitter, on the Islanders' heat and soul ahead of the NHL trade deadline and in the aftermath of a 4-0 loss to the Rangers.

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin was credited with his first career goal when Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos sent a pass into his own net in the final seconds of New York’s 7-4 victory on Saturday.