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Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Brock Nelson get in on act as Islanders dominate third period again

Sometimes they start fast, and sometimes they don’t. But the one thing the Islanders can count on in these playoffs is that they always finish strong.

Barry Trotz’s team has simply owned the third period in this postseason, outlasting teams, and wearing them down. They did it again Sunday, dominating the final 20 minutes against the Philadelphia Flyers to bully their way to a 3-2 victory in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the second-round playoff series at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. They can close out the top-seeded Flyers in Game 5 on Tuesday night.

Throughout this postseason in the Toronto bubble, the Islanders have outscored their opponents 19-5 in the third period, including outscoring the Flyers, 8-1 in this series.