The bad news for the Islanders was, at least, all over by the time the game started.

Two points does not change the big picture that just got worse and more than a little bit complicated with the news that Jean-Gabriel Pageau is week to week with an upper-body injury and Alexander Romanov is out five to six months — likely the rest of the regular season at a minimum — and set to undergo right shoulder surgery in the near future.

Sunday’s 1-0 win over the Kraken at UBS on Kyle Palmieri’s shootout winner, though, does soften the blow a little. Certainly, it served as confirmation that the Islanders aren’t letting the injuries get them down.

The Islanders relegated a lifeless defeat to the Blues 24 hours prior to the past.

They were decisive, forechecking hard and dominating possession

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