Spoiling everyone else’s party is all the New York Islanders really have left this season, so they hoped to prevent the Pittsburgh Penguins from clinching a playoff spot. All the Pens had to do was win in any fashion, and they won in regulation.
The Penguins become the first team this season to clinch against the Islanders, so that’s not terrible, I suppose. And Zdeno Chara finally scored his first goal of the season, probably setting a record for most time between goals for one franchise.
Lineup Notes
Kieffer Bellows entered the lineup in favor of Oliver Wahlstrom—this probably would have happened Tuesday night, but Bellows fell ill.