Islanders' Pat LaFontaine at Nassau Colliseum against the Washington Capitals on April 16, 1987. Credit: handout/Newsday / Paul Bereswill
Pat LaFontaine is rightfully remembered — and celebrated by Islanders’ fans — for his goal in the fourth overtime to finally end The Easter Epic against the Capitals in 1987.
But the Hall of Famer said that singular moment sometimes obscures the bigger picture.
"People forget, they focus on Game 7 and they should because it was the longest," LaFontaine told Newsday on Thursday. "But we were down 3-1 (in the series). That’s what really made it extremely special and memorable.