It’s only three games into the season, but the Islanders’ start is fast becoming a matter of concern.

They are still searching for their first win, and did not come especially close in Monday’s 5-2 defeat to the Jets at UBS Arena.

The afternoon start time ensured that the Islanders would be the NHL’s first team to start 0-3, and while it is only a small snippet of the 82-game marathon, there is plenty to worry about.

Alexander Romanov, who was handed an eight-year deal in the offseason, has struggled in all three games and was taken off the penalty kill in favor of Matthew Schaefer on Monday. Simon Holmstrom and Max Tsyplakov, both of whom the Islanders were counting on to take steps forward this season, both struggled and have been anonymous in the regular season, making up two-third

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