The Islanders pride themselves on being a physical team. Usually, however, that physicality is manifested in the body-checking department, not necessarily the fighting department.
Identity line wingers Cal Clutterbuck and Matt Martin were in the top 10 in the league in hits in the regular season, according to quanthockey.com, with Clutterbuck ranking sixth with 191 and Martin eighth with 181.
That physical style has continued in the playoffs. Entering Game 4 of their second-round playoff series Saturday at Nassau Coliseum against the Boston Bruins, Clutterbuck, Martin and Leo Komarov were second, third and fourth in playoff hits with 50, 46 and 45 in nine games.