There were a lot of reasons the Islanders lost the first two games of their second-round series against the Hurricanes, but you know what wasn’t one of them? The fact the games were played at Barclays Center.

Of course it has been a weird change, as it would be for any franchise, to move the location of its home games in the middle of the postseason. Of course from a competitive standpoint, the Islanders would prefer to be playing these games at the Coliseum, where they began the first-round sweep of the Penguins.

But the Brooklyn crowds were just fine over the weekend, and that despite these two defensive teams doing all they can to suck the life out of their opponent (and therefore a game). The soft ice — which ain’t getting any harder in Raleigh, N.C., for Game 3 on Wednesday night — surely didn’t add to the excitement level.

But to think the venue had anything to do with the Islanders scoring one goal in two games would be wrong. To think scoring one goal in two games will almost never give you a chance to win, well, that would be far more logical.

As will be reiterated ad nauseam, the postseason is a game of inches. Yes, even the smallest advantage can make a difference, especially in games that are so tight. But the venue had absolutely nothing to do with all the posts that the Islanders hit in Game 2, or all the chances they bungled for no other reason than failing to execute. Heck, the only goal they’ve scored this series came on a deflection of a Mat Barzal pass!

“We have to score some goals,” coach Barry Trotz said while his team rested Monday. “Right now, we’re just off a little bit.”

The Islanders had 10 days off between series, and that has to be the main reason they have lacked sharpness. If anything, the change in home venue probably helped them focus.

After practice on Long Island on Thursday, the whole team loaded in a bus and went to their hotel in Battery Park. They stayed there for three nights, which bridged a practice day on Saturday at Barclays Center. It was a weird mix of home and road living. But this team won the same amount of games (12) at Barclays Center this season as it did at the Coliseum. And the Islanders also won the same amount of games (24) on the road as they did at home.

So does it really matter?

What matters is the league made a decision back in February that struck a compromise. The NHL gifted the Islanders the first round at the Coliseum, partially for nostalgia and partially so the postseason didn’t start with a scene at a dreary, half-empty, soulless shell of arena. It was smart of Sixth Avenue to realize that as much as most Islanders fans dislike Barclays, they would show up and be rowdy once the second round started.

What gets lost in this move is that financial implications of remaining at the Coliseum don’t only affect the league, they affect every team and every player.

The money brought in during these games is considered hockey-related revenue, the overarching figure that determines things like the salary cap and the escrow pulled from each player’s paycheck. Forget even the difference between the 13,917 and 15,795 seats and realize Barclays has about 100 luxury suites while the Coliseum has less than 10. Guess at the average price of a suite, do the math, and the difference in revenue is staggering.

If the repercussions were the Islanders lost a distinct competitive advantage, then maybe there could be righteous indignation. But they haven’t. And remember, it might not have been this ownership group and this front-office group, but the franchise got itself into this situation. No one forced the Islanders to be squatters. Well, maybe the backwards politicians of Nassau County gave them a soft push, but still …

For all of the noise, Trotz has his Islanders acting with aplomb. They are not out of this series by any stretch of the imagination, but might be if they lose Game 3. Odds are they will still return for at least one more game at Barclays.

And whether they win or lose, rest assured the result won’t have anything to do with the setting.