The New York Islanders beat the odds and defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games to move on to the second round of the 2021 playoffs. They’ll be facing the always-dangerous Boston Bruins.
This marks the first time these two meet in the playoffs since 1983.
The regular season games between these two teams were interesting. The Islanders won the first five but lost the final three, all of which came after the trade deadline.
That makes it tough to make a confident prediction about their upcoming playoff series. Another factor that makes coming up with a prediction hard is that both teams are so similar.