Pat LaFontaine is rightfully remembered — and celebrated by Islanders’ fans — for his goal in the fourth overtime to finally end The Easter Epic against the Capitals in 1987.
But the Hall of Famer said that singular moment sometimes obscures the bigger picture.
"People forget, they focus on Game 7 and they should because it was the longest," LaFontaine told Newsday on Thursday. "But we were down 3-1 (in the series). That’s what really made it extremely special and memorable. We had to come back."
The current Islanders entered Thursday night’s Game 6 of their Eastern Conference finals against the Lightning at Rogers Place in Edmonton trailing the series 3-2 after a 2-1 double overtime win in Tuesday night’s Game 5.