Story byDominikThu, December 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM UTC·1 min readIt’s been a weird week, having two separate two-day gaps between games. We’ll make up for it this weekend with the back-to-back against the last-place Canucks (West edition) and the last-place Sabres (East edition). Don’t Avery this up, Isles. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIslanders NewsThey don’t want to use it as an excuse, but Andrew Gross writes that Bo Horvat’s absence was evident in the loss to Detroit. [Newsday]After playing nine games that feel like they flew by, Travis Mitchell has been sent back to Bridgeport (and just before his waiver exemption would expire).