The Islanders will take what positives they can get right now, with their season on the cusp of ending after a messy, 7-6 loss in overtime to the Predators on Tuesday.
Simon Holmstrom, who reached 20 goals in a season for the first time with a career-best four-point night on Tuesday, would be somewhere near the top of that list.
“I thought he was our best player tonight,” Jean-Gabriel Pageau said following the game. “He was skating well. Protecting the puck well, winning his battles, and he was competing the whole game. I was happy for him to see a couple go in. He’s working extremely hard.”
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