Islanders keeping guard up vs. Blackhawks
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A disastrous visit to the Chicago Blackhawks on Jan. 19 led to the end of Lane Lambert's time behind the New York Islanders' bench. It also set the table for a climb in the Eastern Conference that the Islanders are enduring under successor Patrick Roy.
Now the Islanders are three points out of the second wild-card spot in the conference with eight games remaining in the regu