John Tavares' first road game against the New York Islanders will be played at the team's original building.

New York's home game on Feb. 28 against Tavares and the Toronto Maple Leafs - which was originally scheduled for Barclays Center in Brooklyn - will now take place at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island.

That means 21 regular-season games will now be played at the older facility in 2018-19 - or more than half of the Islanders' home schedule.

Tavares signed with the Maple Leafs on July 1 after spending nine seasons with New York, including five as the team's captain.

The Coliseum was the Islanders' primary home arena from their inaugural season in 1972-73 until 2014-15.

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