Why John Tavares is suddenly picking up penalty-killing duties

Brett Cyrgalis
Wed, 28 Dec 2016 01:50:38 -0500

It was hard to know how big an impact the absence of Casey Cizikas would have on the Islanders. But the gritty center missed a fifth straight game with an upper-body injury when his team beat the Capitals, 4-3, on Tuesday night at Barclays Center. It was the third straight game star center John Tavares...