{"id":775666,"date":"2017-12-11T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=775666"},"modified":"2018-04-03T00:47:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T00:47:58","slug":"islanders-pregame-isles-try-to-turn-things-around-at-home-vs-caps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/islanders-pregame-isles-try-to-turn-things-around-at-home-vs-caps\/","title":{"rendered":"Islanders Pregame: Isles Try to Turn Things Around at Home vs. Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. —\u00a0<\/strong>The Islanders return to the Barclays Center tonight to host the Washington Capitals. The game kicks off a span where the Isles will play seven of their next eight games at home.<\/p>\n

New York is hoping the extended time at home will help turn things around after a tough four-game stint on the road. The Islanders picked up three of a possible eight points and are coming off a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday. The weekend contest was just the fourth time this season that an opponent kept the Islanders to one goal or less.<\/p>\n

“Those were four tough buildings to play in,” Lee said. “Any way\u00a0you look at it, it’s a four-game stretch where things didn’t go our way exactly. But we’re not that disheartened in here. we know how we need to play and what needs to go on and what needs to happen for us to be successful. It’s just a couple games that didn’t go our way.<\/p>\n

“That doesn’t mean we’re not upset about it, it just means we’re not discouraged.”<\/p>\n

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#Isles<\/a> out on the ice for morning skate on Long Island. Weight to speak in a few minutes. #Caps<\/a> aren\u2019t holding a morning skating. pic.twitter.com\/dbotyE1Yj3<\/a><\/p>\n

— Christian Arnold (@C_Arnold01) December 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n