It was deja vu, almost exactly. But not quite enough.
This time the Islanders couldn’t stave off elimination in overtime, even after starting the extra period killing off a lengthy power play.
So, their most successful season since their last berth in the Eastern Conference finals in 1993 finally come to a conclusion after 22 postseason games in the Edmonton and Toronto bubbles.
The Lightning won, 2-1, in overtime in Thursday night’s Game 6 at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Anthony Cirelli’s winner at 13:18.