Surging Penguins visit floundering Islanders

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The Pittsburgh Penguins spent the four weeks leading into the NHL's holiday break providing some evidence that the most bountiful era in team history might not be over yet.

The New York Islanders did not receive nearly the same amount of encouragement regarding their ability to extend the franchise's most successful stretch in decades.

A pair of teams who appear to be headed