Islanders, Blues face off while chasing wild-card spots

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The New York Islanders have been hanging around the Eastern Conference playoff race, but they are still struggling to sustain traction.

Coming into their game at the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night, the Islanders have earned points in six of their last seven games while going 3-1-3.

But through Tuesday's games, they were still four points out of the second wild-card sl