After a fatal 7-6 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators, the New York Islanders' tragic number is down to three.
With the Montreal Canadiens winning 4-1 over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night and the Islanders earning the loser point, the Habs sit eight points up on Long Island with four games and five games to go, respectively.
The highest point total the Islanders can achieve this season is 89. Montreal, which has 87, can surpass that with three points over their final four games.
The Islanders will get a game in, Thursday night at 7:30 PM ET against the cross-town rival New York Rangers, before Montreal returns to action.
Montreal begins a back-to-back against the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday.
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