For all the talk about the Islanders being well-equipped stylistically to compete in the playoffs, there is the reality of the power play, which is dragging them down like an anvil.
, that power play is 5-for-47 since he got hurt, after being 23-for-148 prior to trading for Bo Horvat.
With a playoff berth still up in the air with four games to go in the regular season, the Islanders no longer in control of their own destiny and the most generous possible timeline for Barzal — who started skating on his own over the weekend — still including a question mark on his ability to return for the regular season, that hope is not going to help coach Lane Lambert fix the power play.
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