{"time":1775039376015,"blocks":[{"id":"rAFfo2b7Hk","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"BUFFALO, NY -- The New York Islanders were bailed out by the out-of-town scoreboard on Tuesday night after their 4-3 regulation loss to the Buffalo Sabres."}},{"id":"El_zpEPjai","type":"embed","data":{"service":"twitter","source":"https://x.com/theelmonters/status/2039286183163797889?s=46&t=IRIFf8wmlEpx9YxSM0Kyjg","embed":"https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=2039286183163797889","width":600,"height":300,"caption":"","meta":{"title":"The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) on X","site_name":"X (formerly Twitter)","description":"Close Is No Longer Good Enough For Fading #Isles\n\nhttps://t.co/uZGg07w0Yq","image":{"url":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1958991984841879552/CbicRnTr_200x200.jpg","type":"jpg"}}}},{"id":"F3P2tYW7DS","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Columbus Blue Jackets remain a point back of the Islanders for third in the Metropolitan Division after a 5-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. "}},{"id":"2KWnh3ISU1","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings, and Philadelphia Flyers all remain two points behind the Islanders after losing 6-3, 5-1, and 6-4, respectively. "}},{"id":"x7DkztBBVJ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"However, those results, while helpful to the Islanders, are a bit misleading. "}},{"id":"OjZT0cfgTp","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Blue Jackets have a game in hand, while Ottawa, Detroit, and Philadelphia each have two games in hand. "}},{"id":"Sp5MENgLA8","type":"image","data":{"caption":"","withBorder":false,"withBackground":false,"size":"full","alignment":"center","linkUrl":"","file":{"url":"https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/a5c38c4b-28a1-4a0e-9221-26d73e6ba8de.jpeg","width":1184,"height":1892}}},{"id":"QP8XwoGcci","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Now, games in hand only matter if you win them, but the Islanders certainly aren't safe in a playoff spot with six games to go. "}},{"id":"66eFJY7yjO","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"They'll need the scoreboard to keep breaking in their favor, but a win over the Flyers at home on Friday before heading to Raleigh for their final road game on Saturday night against the Hurricanes would do a world of good. "}}],"version":"2.31.5"}

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