And there he was in overtime, all alone on a breakaway, burying the puck past Stuart Skinner to hand the Islanders a 5-4 win over the Penguins that was absolutely massive, both for the team’s psyche and for their playoff chances.

Bo Horvat had massive game for the Islanders against the Penguins, but it was a different bird that caught Horvat off guard.

Horvat, who missed more than three weeks in January due to a lower-body injury, has played in seven games since his return, leading the Islanders to a 4-3-0 record, including a massive 5-4 overtime win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday when Horvat had three points, including the game-winning goal.

Bo Horvat was with the Vancouver Canucks for some strange times, but perhaps none stranger than his animal encounter on Tuesday night.

Last night was a rare Tuesday when the habs weren’t in action. There were seven games on the schedule. Here are the results and highlights: The @NYIslanders and @TBLightning registered the 105th and 106th game-tying goals in the final five minutes of regulation this season – the most at this stage of a campaign (891

Bo Horvat caps three-point night with OT winner in last home game before the Olympic break, Isles snap two-game losing streak

Bo Horvat has been sidelined since January 1, when he suffered a lower-body injury just one day after being named to Team Canada’s Olympic roster. General manager Mathieu Darche recently announced that Horvat has been skating for about three days and is a possibility to play in the Islanders' first game back from their current road trip on January 24 against the Buffalo Sabres.