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Islanders' most important task in first round will be trying to cancel out Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby has not been kind to the Islanders over the course of his Hall of Fame career.

And while the Islanders-Penguins’ first-round series, which opens Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh, will not be determined by one player, even one as great as Crosby, trying to contain No. 87 must be at the top of the Islanders’ priorities.

Crosby has 39 goals and 83 assists in 75 career regular-season games against the Islanders, the most points for any active NHL player against another team. That includes three goals and six assists in eight games this season.