Islanders News: Third line explodes as Isles bounce back against Caps

What a night for this line.That win was just what the doctor ordered.

The New York Islanders rebounded nicely from a 7-0 drubbing against the Pittsburgh Penguins, a team whose number they seemed to have, by thoroughly and comfortably defeating a team that seemed to have their number, the Washington Capitals. Hockey is a funny game.

The Isles closed out their season series against the Caps with a 5-1 win that was mere seconds and an unfortunate bounce away from a clean 5-0 shutout for Ilya Sorokin. With the win, the Islanders won the season series: They went 2-1-1 with two regulation wins, good for five points, as opposed to the Capitals’ 2-2-0 record totaling four points. Head-to-head is the…