This series has been electric thus far.
It has everything you’d want from an Islanders playoff series: a game with back-and-forth chances and a game with stellar Trotzian control. The scapegoat run out of the Oilers organization with two critical goals. The longest-tenured soldier, also a long-time scapegoat, with two critical goals. Superstar playmaker playing like a superstar playmaker. Stanley Cup winning coach out-coaching Stanley Cup winning coach. Smart defense. Big hits. Great goaltending. And two huge Islanders wins on Coliseum ice. They take a 2-0 lead into Pittsburgh on national TV.