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Do Islanders fans dare wish against a return to the Coliseum this year?

If they sweep the Penguins, the rest of their playoff run will be at Barclays Center.

Islanders head coach Barry Trotz, shown here during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against Pittsburgh on Friday, April 12, 2019 at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum, is wary of assumptions about momentum in the postseason. Photo Credit: Newsday/William Perlman

First, the Islanders made the playoffs, thus extending their stay at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum longer than most of the hockey world expected.

Now, they might have ended their Coliseum season sooner than most of the hockey world expected — in the best way possible.