Hair We Share hosted a successful fundraising event at the Islanders game to support their mission to provide free wigs to those affected by medical hair loss.

“My speech was pretty easy,” Roy said after the Islanders’ morning skate. “The hockey gods took care of ... turned their playoff chances from a long shot to realistic.

Three years after retiring from the NHL, Andrew Ladd is helping New York's top prospect as a private mental performance coach.

It’s now or never for the Islanders, who head home for Wednesday’s match against Tampa Bay bruised and battered, a five-game losing streak in hand.

The Islanders look to extend their winning streak to four games as the Isles host Youth Hockey Day at UBS Arena (4 p.m., MSGSN)

Vasilevskiy was the first netminder off at Tuesday's morning skate, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports, indicating he'll be between the road pipes against the Islanders.

With only a few games left in the season, the Islanders can make a playoff push but they are closer to a lottery pick oddly enough.

The 32-year-old still has a full no-trade clause through 2026-26 and a 16-team no-trade list afterward – a lot of protection for someone the team no longer thinks is a lock in the lineup. You could get a young player to play those minutes for far less money than what Mayfield is getting.

The Blue Jackets will try to get back to the tight-checking style that still created plenty of offensive opportunities – just not goals – vs. the Devils and Panthers tonight on Long Island, and they’ll have a pair of veterans back in the lineup to help them do that.