Islanders' playoff chances take major hit after 3-0 loss to Senators

Q: What was the score of the Islanders vs Senators game?

The Islanders lost to the Senators with a score of 3-0.

Q: How does the Islanders' loss affect their playoff chances?

The loss has severely impacted the Islanders' chances of making the playoffs, making their path to a postseason spot more difficult.

Q: When did the Islanders play against the Senators?

The Islanders played against the Senators in a recent game, resulting in a 3-0 loss.

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Islanders' playoff chances take major hit after 3-0 loss to Senators

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Islanders' playoff chances take major hit after 3-0 loss to Senators

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NEW YORK (AP) — Ridly Greig scored a short-handed goal, Linus Ullmark stopped all 23 shots he faced and the Ottawa Senators moved to the verge of clinching a playoff spot by shutting out the New York Islanders 3-0 on Saturday.

Ottawa is in if Detroit loses at home in regulation to New Jersey. The Islanders’ hopes took another hit with a fifth loss in six games.

Senators captain Brady Tkachuk took a puck up high late in the second period, returned for one shift in the third and then did not return.

Greig made it a 1-0 game with 6:54 remaining in the first. Jake Sanderson scored in the third, and Michael Amadio sealed it with an empty-netter. The Islanders went 0 for 5 on the power play.

New York is now 1-1 since firing coach Patrick Roy and hiring Peter DeBoer as his replacement. Ilya Sorokin allowed two goals on 15 shots.