That was much, much better, folks. Things got pretty hairy in the third, but the first and second periods were Barry Trotz’s definition of Islanders Hockey. The two points were extraordinarily important, both to keep pace in the standings and for the team’s (and fans’) psyche. Semyon Varlamov looked solid, too.
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Trotz enjoyed being behind the bench for that one, and felt that they built on Friday night’s loss, in which he says they played better than Tuesday:
“We didn’t focus on the outcome, we focused on the process.