Missing ‘mojo’ hurting Isles playoff chances
Drop out of postseason spot with third straight loss to Bruins
The Brooklyn-based NHL franchise has suffered three straight regulation losses for the first time this season, and suddenly finds itself on the outskirts of the playoff chase entering Thursday night’s contest in Philadelphia.
“Adversity is hitting us between the eyes right now as a group, as a staff, as players,” Islanders head coach Doug Weight ceded following Tuesday night’s humbling 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in front of 11,878 fans at Downtown’s Barclays Center.
“We have to get back our mojo, our fierceness [that] we seem to have let drift.”