SHOOTOUT

Islanders 2

Devils 1

The writing may not have been on the wall, but it was on the Internet, and it was in French.

Even though the RDS report late Monday night saying Islanders right wing Mark Parrish was traded was proven to be erroneous, baseless and utterly false, there is no guarantee he will remain an Islander past tomorrow’s 3 p.m. NHL trading deadline.

“It was a long night,” Parrish said. “Those things happen, there’s nothing we can control . . . unfortunately it’s emphasized a little more this time of year.”

So if, indeed, last night was his final home game as an Islander, as so many are predicting, including the odd procession of goodbyes from assorted media types after last night’s 2-1 shootout win against the Devils, Parrish made it a memorable exit.

“It’s always in the back of your mind if there’s enough people talking about it,” Parrish said. “We talked about that a little bit before the game; we wanted to put on a good show for whoever might be added or lost. Coming out with a win was pretty big.”

Parrish took a pass from his best friend on the team, Shawn Bates, and scored the Islanders’ only goal in regulation when he chipped the puck past Martin Brodeur (29 saves) early in the third period to tie the game. Parrish’s 24th goal of the year forced overtime, and the Isles scored twice in the shootout to improve to 5-1-1 this season against New Jersey.

Miro Satan and Trent Hunter, who scored against Brodeur in the shootout in the Islanders’ win last Thursday, beat Brodeur in the shootout on the Isles’ first two shots last night. Satan, who scored the decisive goal last week, improved to 3-for-3 in the shootout against Brodeur and is 6-for-8 for the season. Hunter is a sparkling 5-for-7.

“We feel strong with this group of guys,” Rick DiPietro said after making 30 saves and two of three in the shootout. “I think today was a great day for us to show Mike [Milbury] and show Charles [Wang] this team is serious about making a run for the playoffs.”

The two points earned closed the gap to seven points behind No. 8 Montreal for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

“I’d like to maintain the team we have and see if we can do it, but it’s not really my call,” Brad Shaw said. “I really think we probably needed to be closer than seven points to really show that we can take this team farther than where it is right now.”

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The Islanders signed defenseman Radek Martinek, 29, to a two-year extension last night that will pay him roughly $700,000 per season.

evan.grossman@nypost.com