With a 3-1 win in game two, the New York Islanders hold a 2-0 series lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins, go back home needing to take both home games to bring the series even.
The Islanders were able to frustrate the Penguins and capitalize on their mistakes to take the series lead to 2-0. Typically, when teams lose as the Penguins did, they’ll turn their criticism inwards and focus on the issues that they can actually fix.
But rather than take full accountability for their play, the Pittsburgh Penguins, specifically Evgeni Malkin decided to bring the quality of the ice into the discussion.