The New York Islanders trail the Toronto Maple Leafs by three points for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference. The Maple Leafs play at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday. The Islanders and Maple Leafs each have 11 games remaining. "We got off to an inauspicious start, but I think we're a team built for [the playoffs]," coach Doug Weight said. "I believe in our leaders, the talent we have and our lineup throughout. You can talk until you're blue in the face. Results are what drive success and we have to have results. We have to find a way to win against a good hockey club tonight." The Islanders are 1-3-1 in their past five games, including a 3-2 overtime loss against the Blue Jackets at Barclays Center on Saturday. Weight said he liked the way they played in the second half of that game and he was thrilled with how practices went Monday and Tuesday. It was the first time the Islanders were able to have back-to-back practices at home since Feb. 27-28. "You can watch film and watch film and watch film, but things slip," Weight said. "We had a nine-game road trip where we came out and I felt we underachieved at 5-3-1 because we left some points out there. But you get home and you feel like, 'Thank God we got through that trip, we're in a great spot,' and you slip a little bit. You have to go through your structure. To me everything starts on your breakout and as far as your desperation of playing fast-paced hockey in your [defensive] zone creates more offensive time. We had to get back to those little things, those little details. The guys were splendid in practice the last two days. We'll see what that means. The pudding is served at 8 o'clock and we've got to bring it."
