Adam Pelech of the Islanders skates during summer training camp at Northwell Health Ice Center on July 19. Credit: Jim McIsaac
The quiet in the building as compared to the usual roars of the crowd come playoff time will take some getting used to.
“It’s going to be different,” Islanders forward Derick Brassard said on Thursday, an off day for the team in Toronto. “I think this game was really important yesterday to just kind of get a feel for everything. It’s different out there. I’m not going to lie.”
The Islanders beat the Rangers, 2-1, on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena in their lone tuneup exhibition before their best-of-five qualifying series against the Panthers opens on Saturday afternoon.