DENVER — The Islanders’ dressing room after their morning skate at Ball Arena was overly packed with media on Sunday. Surprisingly so for a road game.

Think Jamaica Station during rush hour.

Why? Well, there were plenty of storylines to report as the Islanders, with defenseman Scott Mayfield and rookie Max Shabanov returning to their lineup, faced the Avalanche to continue a seven-game road trip in which they were 4-0-0.

It marked the first time longtime Islander Brock Nelson faced his former team since being traded to the Avalanche on March 6.

“I try to approach it like any other game,” said Nelson, whose 901 games with the Islanders is fifth in team history. “There will be a couple of smiles, a couple of laughs.”

Rookie Cal Ritchie , part of that deal, likewise was facing his

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