The Islanders played well through the first 40 minutes of this match with the Rangers, but still found a way to steal this victory. If that seems like a bit of a contradiction, well, watch a full replay of the third period and you’ll agree that they didn’t deserve to win this one. Which makes it even sweeter that they did.
The game was only a few seconds old before Ross Johnston wanted to remind Michael McLeod what his fists smelled like, but McLeod wasn’t much of a willing combatant and Johnston was sent to the box for unsportsmanlike conduct.