RALEIGH, N.C. — The talk in the visiting dressing room at TD Garden on Tuesday night was centered around the Islanders’ 0-for-5 performance on the power play. Perhaps it should have expanded to include their special teams as a whole.

Not only had the Isles gone scoreless over 10 minutes of power-play time in the 5-2 loss to the Bruins, they’d also coughed up two power-play goals to Boston, making it seven power-play goals allowed in their last seven games.

Matthew Schaefer of the Islanders skates against the Bruins at the TD Garden on October 28, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. NHLI via Getty Images

In total, the Islanders hold a 70.97 percent penalty kill rate, ranking 25th in the league ahead of Wednesday’s game. And while they’ve been quick to point out that a number of those goals

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