Taylor Makar has been called up from the Colorado Eagles ahead of tonight's matchup against the New York Islanders

Nelson played the fifth most games in Islanders history, while Cal Ritchie and Jonathan Drouin both were with Avalanche.

Patrick Roy was very familiar with Jonathan Drouin, the phenom, from his days coaching against him in the QMJHL.

Eighteen-year-old Matthew Schaefer buries the overtime winner, securing a fourth straight victory and etching his name in NHL history.

It’s been a lot. So here are three takeaways on the Islanders’ 4-5-1 start: The Islanders still have plenty of time to prove they are better than last season, when they missed the playoffs by nine points. Or the two previous seasons, when they squeaked into the postseason, only to be dispatched by the Hurricanes.

Brock Nelson scored 295 goals over 901 games for the New York Islanders, but the center is now wearing a Colorado Avalanche sweater.

BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights will try to stop their three-game skid when they play the New York Islanders. Vegas has gone 4-3-2 at home and 7-4-4 overall. The Golden Knights are 1-2-1 when they commit more penalties than their opponent.

There will be multiple storylines as the Islanders pull into Denver for Sunday’s meeting with the Avalanche, the fifth game on this seven-stop road trip. Brock Nelson will skate for the first time against the Islanders after playing 901 regular-season games and scoring 295 goals for them.