The Capitals will not see Dylan Strome back in the lineup less than a week after suffering what appeared to be a scary-looking lower-body injury.

The Caps managed a three-game losing streak just once all of last season. They could be staring at their first with a loss Friday night.

So the Islanders (4-5-1) slipped back below .500 three games removed from a four-game winning streak. They are 0-2-1 on this road trip, which concludes on Friday night in Washington.

Ugly as the end to this four-game road trip was, the Islanders will get to call it a gritty road win, as they leveraged Ilya Sorokin’s best game so far this season and Bo Horvat’s game-winning goal to beat the Capitals 3-1 on Friday night at Capital One Arena.

Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour offered a grim update on forward Seth Jarvis following Thursday night’s 6–2 win over the New York Islanders. Jarvis left late in the third period after blocking a hard shot from Kyle Palmieri with his left ankle.

New York Islanders star Mathew Barzal will be scratched for Thursday night's road game against the Carolina Hurricanes after arriving late to a morning skate, head coach Patrick Roy told reporters Thursday (h/t Newsday's Andrew Gross).

The Islanders will bench Mathew Barzal for Thursday's game against the Hurricanes. Why? And who will take his spot?

The New York Islanders' most recent trip to the playoffs in April 2024 was marred by an inability to hold onto leads and a tendency to allow goals in spurts during a five-game loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.