Game 3 was another electric affair in a very physical second round series, but it ended with a dud for the home team: After tying the game late in regulation, the New York Islanders lost, 2-1, on a awful-angle shot by Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand, right after the Islanders had several chances to end it in the opening minutes of OT.
It was a low-scoring game dominated by hard checks, desperate blocks, near-misses and goalies mostly playing well. For a neutral, it had to be great fun as the officials (mostly) stayed out of the way.