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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 07: Casey Cizikas #53 of the New York Islanders (L) celebrates his goal at 19 seconds of the first period against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Barclays Center on November 07, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 07: Casey Cizikas #53 of the New York Islanders (L) celebrates his goal at 19 seconds of the first period against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Barclays Center on November 07, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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Just one point tonight and the Islanders can set a franchise record point streak at 16 games. Getting in their way are the injured Pittsburgh Penguins.

With a point tonight the New York Islanders can set the longest point streak in franchise history at 16 games. Only the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins provided the single blemish on an otherwise perfect 16 game stretch.

The Islanders haven’t lost a single game in regulation since October 11 against the Carolina Hurricanes. Their only loss since has been in overtime to these very same Penguins. It’s been a dominant performance for the Isles. But of late it’s been getting testy.

Over the last two games, the Islanders had to come back from multi-goal deficits going into the third period in order to secure a win.

Against the Flyers, the Islanders were down 3-0 going into the third period. Thankfully, 7:46 into the final frame, Anthony Beauvillier scored to start the Islanders come back. They’d eventually win in a shootout.

A few days later, on the road against the Penguins, the Islanders again left it late. It looked like that time a team had our number. The Isles were only down 3-2 going into the third, but when Jake Guentzel scored 2:39 into the third period to make it 4-2 we all thought, maybe tonight is the night they lose.

With only 4:19 left in the third period, Josh Bailey popped one in to narrow the lead before Ryan Pulock tied it up at 18:28.

All of that to say, hopefully, the Islanders don’t leave it to the dying minutes of the third period to get back into the game.

With a point tonight, the 2019-20 Islanders would hold the longest point streak in franchise history. Currently, they are tied with 15 game point streaks set in 1978, 1980, and 1982.

Those three seasons are from the high-water mark for this franchise. When the Islanders were the undisputed kings of New York and the NHL. Beating that 15-game streak just two years after the franchise was pronounced dead would be meaningful on a number of levels.

No pressure.

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