The New York Islanders haven’t scored a power play goal since March 17. That may not seem that long ago — they’ve played only five times since — but in that span, they’ve failed to convert on 11 opportunities. And that’s just a window into their systemic issues on the power play this season.



Before scoring that power play goal against the Minnesota Wild a week-and-a-half ago, their last had come against the Edmonton Oilers on Feb. 21, when they converted both chances they had on the man-advantage. In the 17 games after Edmonton, the Islanders have gone 1-for-37; in their last 10, they’re 1-for-22. If we go back even further, to Feb. 1, it’s 7-for-67.



Any way we break it up, it’s not good. It looks even worse when the Islanders get shut out, like they have in three of their last five games when they had a total of five power-play opportunities. So, while there’s a lot to like about this Islanders team, such as...