Here we go. The New York Islanders are in for a grind-it-out series against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. After coming from behind to win in Game 1, the Isles couldn’t follow it up with a repeat performance.
1st Period: Not a great start
The first period didn’t start out great for the Islanders. It only took a few minutes for Bryan Rust to find the back of the net. He scored on an unassisted goal after a Ryan Pulock turnover led to a shot on Semyon Varlamov.
The rust was evident early for Varlamov.