SALT LAKE CITY — 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.

He ranks fifth in club history in both goals and games played. Islanders coach Patrick Roy will be facing a Colorado franchise for which he played eight seasons and hoisted the Stanley Cup twice.

Jonathan Drouin celebrates with teammates after scoring the game-tying goal in the third period of the Islanders’ 3-2 overtime road win over the Mammoth on Nov. 14, 2025. NHLI via Getty Images

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