On Friday, the New York Islanders’ playoff push had as good a night as they could’ve wished for on the out-of-town scoreboard.
First, the Washington Capitals rallied back to beat the Philadelphia Flyers in regulation—this after Philly took a 2-0 lead in the first period. The Flyers don’t blow leads, and the Caps don’t really ever come back, so that was the Hockey Gods smiling upon us.
And they kept the light on us late at night, as Lukas Dostal stole the game for the Anaheim Ducks over the New Jersey Devils. He made 51 saves, including a penalty shot for Jack Hughes with two seconds left, to swipe the regulation win.