Fans blew the roof off Nassau Coliseum last night in Game 6 as the Islanders advanced to the second round by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-3, and crushing their soul by an immeasurable score.
It was the first time the Coliseum has hosted a clincher since 1993 — both then and now one of the many years the Islanders sent the Penguins packing in these franchises’ up-and-down playoff histories.
This result just feels right. The only time the Isles have failed to eliminate the Penguins was the year Evgeni Nabokov out-underperformed Marc-Andre Fleury, who himself had an .