Forget Christmas. Jean-Gabriel Pageau was back well in time for Hanukkah. 

This was exactly the offensive outburst the Islanders needed, at the exact time they needed it. 

Just over a month ago, Casey Cizikas was in the middle of one of the worst stretches of his career. He knew how bad things were, which was part of the problem. 

Ilya Sorokin was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week on Monday, and deservedly so after he had an otherworldly .960 save percentage through three wins over Tampa, Colorado and Tampa.