Devils edge Islanders 5-4 in a one-goal road finish

Devils 5, Islanders 4. That's the scoreboard, and it's the one thing we can hang our hats on tonight. New Jersey walked into Long Island and came out with two points, and in a standings race where every point counts, that's the story.

A one-goal margin is the kind of result that makes both fanbases want to tear their hair out. Five goals is a healthy total for the visitors, and four is enough for the home side to feel it had a real shot at a different ending. Close games like this tend to turn on a handful of moments, and the team that comes out on top has usually done enough with those moments to deserve it. Tonight, that was New Jersey.

Islanders fans will point to what got away. Devils fans will point to the result and not much else, and honestly, that's the right instinct. Winning on the road in a tight game is exactly the currency good teams need to spend on the way up.

DarkHorse did not publish a pick on this one, so there's no ledger to settle. Just a result, a one-goal finish, and a thread full of people who will argue about it all week. Drop your takes below.