The New York Islanders will play even more games at their original barn this season than they initially planned.

Seven additional contests originally scheduled for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn will now be hosted at Nassau Coliseum, the club announced Monday.

Here are the games being relocated (all start times are 7 p.m. ET):

Sunday, Oct. 6 vs. Winnipeg Jets
Tuesday, Oct. 8, vs. Edmonton Oilers
Sunday, Oct. 27, vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Thursday, Jan. 2, vs. New Jersey Devils
Monday, Jan. 6, vs. Colorado Avalanche
Thursday, Jan. 16, vs. New York Rangers
Tuesday, Feb. 25, vs. New York Rangers

That brings the total number of games the Islanders will play at the Coliseum up to 28 for the upcoming campaign, with the remaining 13 home dates scheduled for Barclays Center.

New York will open its 2019-20 regular-season slate Oct. 4 at the Coliseum against the Washington Capitals.

The Islanders played exclusively at Nassau from their inception in 1972 until 2015.

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Atlantic | Metropolitan

Home to the 2016, 2017, and 2018 Stanley Cup champions, the Metropolitan Division is up next in this four-part series, in which I dive deep into the NHL schedule to identify the best spot to bet against every team this season.

Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Oct. 18, at Anaheim; March 29, at New Jersey

Sometimes it's hard to pick just one. The Carolina Hurricanes face a grueling stretch to open the season, with an early three-game West Coast trip culminating in a visit to Anaheim in what will be their fifth contest in eight days, including two back-to-backs. In March, the Canes will play a Sunday matinee in New Jersey the day after hosting Pittsburgh, which will mark their 14th game in 23 days and the second leg of their fourth back-to-back of the month. Also, they have to find a way to get motivated in front of a humdrum afternoon crowd. Although they're used to quiet arenas, so maybe that won't be an issue.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Date: Feb. 1, at Buffalo

The Columbus Blue Jackets will likely be searching for their legs when they return from nine days off, including the All-Star break, at the start of February. Having to get motivated for a matinee in Buffalo after that much time off is an especially tough ask. It'll be the Sabres' third game back after the All-Star break, so they'll have their legs. The game also falls in the middle of a five-game homestand for the Sabres, with no back-to-backs, meaning fatigue won't be an issue for them.

New Jersey Devils

Date: March 7, at NY Rangers

How much will the New Jersey Devils have left in the tank when they visit Madison Square Garden on the first Saturday of March? It'll be their fifth game in eight days, and the finale of their second back-to-back of the week - the first of which comes in the midst of a West Coast trip. In the nine days leading up to their game in MSG, they play in San Jose, Los Angeles, Anaheim, and Vegas before returning home to take on the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues the night before.

New York Islanders

Date: Dec. 27, at Chicago

Only four teams in the NHL have fewer back-to-backs than the New York Islanders this season, but the amount of rest they have leading up to their matchup in Chicago - the Robin Lehner revenge game, as I like to call it - should prove distracting. The players have the unenviable task of leaving their families the day after Christmas, and won't return until late on New Year's Eve. Where will their heads be at during that stretch? We know where Lehner's will be. He's not about to lose to the team who wouldn't pay him after a Vezina-worthy season.

New York Rangers

Date: Feb. 28, at Philadelphia

From Jan. 5 to Feb. 10, the New York Rangers have just three road games, with one of them at Long Island against the Islanders. They better make the most of it. Eight of their next 10 games will be on the road, with the last of that stretch coming on the final day in February in Philadelphia after playing in Montreal the previous night. It'll be the Rangers' second back-to-back in a week, and their fifth game in eight nights, four of which are away from home.

Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Jan. 8, vs. Washington

The Philadelphia Flyers play a joint-worst 17 back-to-backs this season and have some brutally congested spells in their schedule. With lots of travel and little rest, there'll be a number of spots to fade them, but one jumps out in particular. The Flyers jet out west for a lengthy California road trip right after Christmas and will spend New Year's Eve in Los Angeles - if only we could all be so lucky. Then they'll fly to Vegas for more partying hockey, Arizona for golf, and finally Carolina, before hosting the Washington Capitals on a back-to-back the next night, in what will be their first home date after a six-game, 12-night road trip. Caps -500.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Date: March 25, at Chicago

The NHL must really hate Pennsylvania. Along with the Flyers, the Pittsburgh Penguins are the only other team to have 17 back-to-backs this season. Three of them come in a 19-day span in March, culminating in a trip to Chicago for their 13th game of the month, where they will take on a Blackhawks team they've lost 10 in a row against (probably 11 by the time this contest comes around).

Washington Capitals

Date: Oct. 25, at Vancouver

The Washington Capitals better hit the ground running, because they play a lot of hockey over the first month of the season. They have two days rest just once between their first game of the year Oct. 2 and their trip to Vancouver. That game at Rogers Arena is the second of a back-to-back on the West Coast against an underrated Canucks team, Washington's seventh contest in 12 nights, and the team's 13th in 24 days to start the season. The Capitals were 3-7 on the road last season in the second game of a back-to-back.

Alex Moretto is a sports betting writer for theScore. A journalism graduate from Guelph-Humber University, he has worked in sports media for over a decade. He will bet on anything from the Super Bowl to amateur soccer, is too impatient for futures, and will never trust a kicker. Find him on Twitter @alexjmoretto.

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Restricted free-agent forward Brayden Point could have a new contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning sooner rather than later.

The two sides have apparently made serious progress and are getting closer to a deal, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun. It's believed an agreement, if one comes to fruition, would be for a three-year bridge contract, LeBrun adds.

Reports earlier this month suggested that Point and the Lightning remained far apart in negotiations, but with training camp in full swing and the regular season beginning next week, it seems like significant progress has been made in a short period of time.

Several other highly-prized restricted free agents inked bridge deals with their respective clubs this summer, including defenseman Zach Werenski with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Charlie McAvoy with the Boston Bruins, and forward Brock Boeser with the Vancouver Canucks.

Point totaled a career-high 41 goals and 92 points in 79 contests in the final year of his entry-level deal in 2018-19 and finished third on the Lightning in scoring.

Tampa Bay holds $8.47 million in projected cap space with Point the only player in need of a new deal for 2019-20, according to CapFriendly.

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Leading up to the start of the 2019-20 season, theScore will be counting down the top 100 players in the game today, as voted on by our NHL editors. We'll reveal 10 players every day until the top 10 is unveiled Oct. 2.

100-91 | 90-81 | 80-71 | 70-61 | 60-51 | 50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11 | 10-1

100. Nico Hischier, Devils

As the No. 1 pick in 2017, expectations are high for Hischier, and he's demonstrated flashes of brilliance over his first two seasons in New Jersey. The 20-year-old notched 47 points in 69 games last season, and with the Devils now loaded up following new additions, he should be poised for a breakout campaign.

99. David Krejci, Bruins

Krejci showed last season that he's anything but over the hill, posting a career-high 53 assists and matching his career-best with 73 points. He also added 16 more points in 24 contests during the Bruins' Stanley Cup Final run. Not bad for a 33-year-old.

98. Matt Dumba, Wild

Dumba was on pace for a career-high 30 goals and 56 points in 2018-19 before a torn right pectoralis muscle ended his season in late December. The 25-year-old is an incredible two-way defenseman and could even be considered a dark horse candidate for the Norris Trophy.

97. Robin Lehner, Blackhawks

Those under the impression that Lehner's remarkable 2018-19 season was a product of Barry Trotz's defensive system are wrong. The Islanders were actually a middle-of-the-pack team in scoring-chance prevention, but Lehner still finished second in the league with a .930 save percentage and third with a 2.13 goals-against average.

96. Cam Atkinson, Blue Jackets

Atkinson has become the face of the Blue Jackets during the post-Rick Nash era. He led Columbus with a career-high 41 goals last season, good enough to tie for sixth league-wide. After several high-profile departures during the offseason, the Jackets will lean heavily on Atkinson's offensive production in 2019-20.

95. Dougie Hamilton, Hurricanes

Don't put too much stock in Hamilton's declining point production over the last couple of seasons. The Carolina blue-liner posted a sublime 57.61 Corsi For percentage and a solid 52.17 Goals For percentage in 2018-19 while solidifying his role in one of the NHL's best defensive pairings.

94. William Karlsson, Golden Knights

Karlsson burst onto the scene with an incredible 43-goal campaign in 2017-18, but he potted only 24 goals last season. Realistically, the 26-year-old Swede will probably finish closer to the latter mark in 2019-20, but he's still a very skilled player who fills an important role up the middle for an elite team.

93. Braden Holtby, Capitals

Holtby is coming off the two worst regular seasons of his career, but he remains one of the league's most accomplished goalies. In his trophy case, there's a Vezina Trophy, a Jennings Trophy, and most importantly, a Stanley Cup.

92. Alexander Radulov, Stars

Radulov may have found a home in Dallas after spending time in Nashville, Montreal, and the KHL throughout his career. He scored a career-high 29 goals last season (topping his previous best of 27 from the season prior), and the veteran also matched his best campaign with 72 points despite playing in only 70 games.

91. Kyle Connor, Jets

The unsigned restricted free agent took another step forward during his second full season with Winnipeg, although a shooting percentage of 15 helped during his 34-goal, 66-point campaign, following a 16.1 percent clip in 2017-18. Regardless, the skilled 22-year-old winger complements his linemates perfectly.

(Analytics courtesy: Natural Stat Trick)

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Former NHL defenseman Eric Gryba announced his retirement from professional hockey on Sunday.

Gryba skated in a total of 289 games across seven seasons with the Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers, and the New Jersey Devils.

A third-round pick of the Sens in 2006, Gryba was not known for his offense, contributing just 43 points in his career. The stay-at-home blue-liner was known for his physical play, racking up a total of 776 hits and 368 penalty minutes.

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