Two teams near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings take the ice when the 12th-place New York Islanders (5-4-3) host the 10th-place Washington Capitals (6-4-2) at UBS Arena on Saturday at 7:30 PM ET.
New York’s most recent game was a 5-2 road loss to the Boston Bruins on November 9.
Washington won on the road in its last game on November 10, 4-2 over the New Jersey Devils.