Brock Nelson and Oliver Wahlstrom of the Islanders celebrates Wahlstrom's third-period goal against the Penguins in Game 4 of the first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs with teammate Brock Nelson at Nassau Coliseum on Saturday. Credit: Jim McIsaac
Sidney Crosby and Brock Nelson headed into a corner together at Nassau Coliseum on Saturday, an all-time great against an all-time, under-the-radar Islanders stalwart.
By now you know how that battle turned out. Nelson fashioned a nifty-but-subtle move to block Crosby’s stick, regained control of the puck and found Josh Bailey in the left circle for the first goal of the game.