Prior to this season, it seemed unlikely that Long Island or Brooklyn would host any NHL playoff games. After all, the lost -- their franchise player for nearly a decade -- to free agency and the outlook was seemingly pretty bleak, at least in the short term. But as we head into the final month and change of the regular season, the Islanders sit in first place in the Metropolitan division and are one Toronto Blue Jays Jersey of the NHL's most surprising succe s stories. That means some playoff planning is needed. Normally, it's not much of a question where teams will play their playoff home games, as most teams Dave Winfield Jersey typically only have one home arena. However, the Islanders have two, having split their home slate between the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and the Na sau Coliseum in Uniondale this season. So, which venue gets to host the postseason? Well, potentially both of them, depending on how deep the Isles can advance. The Islanders announce if they make the playoffs all first round games will be at Na sau Coliseum. If they advance, the remaining games will be at Barclays Center. Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) Barring some sort of tremendous collapse down the stretch, Steve Pearce Jersey the Islanders will qualify for a playoff spot and open the postseason at home at Na sau, where the Islanders played their home games from 1972 to 2015. If they advance past the first round, they'll then play their remaining playoff games at Barclays, which took over as the team's home venue following the departure from Na sau. The club's tenure at Barclays has been a bit of a me s, with a number of i sues -- including attendance, sight lines and ice quality -- indicating that it's not an ideal home for the team. The building doesn't seem particularly interested in having the Islanders around either, which Anthony Alford Jersey is why they were Chase Anderson Jersey willing to give up a good chunk of regular season home games to Na sau starting with this season. (The Islanders played their final regular season game at Barclays on Saturday and will close out the season with a dozen home games at Na sau.) It's a rather strange situation but, fortunately, the Isle should only be in limbo for another few years. They have plans to move into a brand-new $1 billion arena at Belmont Park in 2021.