Islanders have a chance to blow Capitals’ playoff hopes to increase their own

If the Islanders cannot find their spark, they can now at least lessen another team’s chance to see the postseason.

Now, they can deal a massive blow to another team’s chances of making the postseason.

That has put the Capitals in perhaps the worst position out of the seven teams in the wild-card race, with 69 points in 66 games — one game in hand to the Islanders, who are on 76 points. “We’ll make sure that we refocus here,” coach Lane Lambert said following the 4-3 overtime win over Pittsburgh on Thursday. “We get our rest and make sure we’re ready to play Saturday. Obviously, every game is huge. The more wins you can get, the better it is.”

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