In a season overflowing with gut-punch losses, Sundays has a case for the worst.

Hudson Faschings game is almost tailor-made for a bottom-six role. But its a role from which Fasching may need to deviate a bit for the Islanders.

So the honeymoon period for Patrick Roy ended, at least in that sense, on Tuesday night as the Islanders lost 3-2 to the Golden Knights, though the anticipated reception for Roy in Montreal on Thursday might indicate a revival.

The Islanders have been carried by their stars all year, so maybe it is not surprising that as their top players have slowed down, so too has the team.

Noah Dobson, Bo Horvat and Brock Nelson all had strong cases to go to All-Star weekend in Toronto.

The Islanders nearly finished off their homestand in perfect fashion. But the Bruins stopped their winning streak at four, coming back four different times to beat the Islanders 5-4 in a shootout following David Pastrnaks game-winner in the fourth round.

Remember when 30 goals in a season felt like a big milestone for Brock Nelson?

Even when the Islanders look well on their way to getting blown out, they are not a team that goes quietly.The Islanders attempted a comeback but fell to the Canadiens, 5-3, on Saturday night in Montreal.

Here was a game that looked straightforward, except to this years Islanders there is no such thing.