And with his latest signing of Tony DeAngelo, that tells us one thing: The Islanders' playoff push is still on.

With a five-game winning streak and eight victories in their last 10 games, the Islanders are as confounding as ever.

That was a significant reason the Islanders signed Tony DeAngelo, a known power-play specialist, on Friday before trading for Scott Perunovich on Monday. In DeAngelo's season debut, a 3-2 overtime win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, the power play went 0-for-3 with just two shots on goal.

Scott Perunovich was traded to the New York Islanders by the St. Louis Blues on Monday for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

The Senators should trade for Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri, who could be a crucial piece to their postseason push.

Today, the First and Second Quarter-Century Teams for the New York Islanders. Players are listed in alphabetical order.

NEW YORK — Simon Holmstrom scored twice and added an assist, and Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Bo Horvat, Anders Lee and Alexander Romanov also scored for New York, which has won five-in-a-row.

Reaching the postseason is nothing new for the Carolina Hurricanes. But as a blockbuster trade Friday indicated, the Hurricanes are getting tired of coming up short of the ultimate prize -- and they are willing to do just about anything to hoist the Stanley Cup again.

The Colorado Avalanche are wrapping up their New York road trip with a matchup against the New York Islanders on Jan. 28, a game where the two teams made plenty of headlines off the ice.

For many years, the New York Islanders were a hockey team, if not without a home, without the kind of home its owners wanted.

The New York Rangers made it very clear there are no moral victories for them after 5-4 loss to Colorado Avalanche.

"I was so fortunate with the people and the mentors I have," Tortorella said. "If I can offer that ... I don't force myself on anybody, but if people want to ask me questions, I think that's a huge part of my job.