Biggest problem reared its ugly head again: not generating enough offense, refusal to funnel pucks to the net when traffic is there; when chances are there, not burying them with regularity; goaltendi

The Blues and Islanders combined for one goal at even-strength Saturday as the Blues lost 3-1, their seventh loss in the last nine games.

500. Saturday night is not going to change a big-picture outlook in which the Islanders have started the season far below their standard. But they needed this 3-1 win over the Blues, to prove something to themselves as much as for any other reason after ...