The New York Islanders are advancing to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Although the Florida Panthers didn’t go down without a fight, they were no match for the Isles. New York took care of business in four games and there were a few obvious stars in the series.
Honorable Mentions
First things first, let’s give Semyon Varlamov his due here. He narrowly misses the list here, but his contributions shouldn’t be overlooked. Varlamov didn’t stand on his head in this series, but he was rock solid in net. Most notably, the Russian netminder outplayed the $70 million man for the Panthers—Sergei Bobrovsky.