The Islanders got back to business on Saturday night.
Not just playing hockey after the NHL players initiated a two-day shutdown of the playoffs to protest social injustice. But by playing the way they’re so comfortable playing.
They outskated and squeezed the Flyers in a 3-1 win in Game 3 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto to take a 2-1 series lead while showing their lineup balance, and getting crucial goals from bottom-six forwards Matt Martin and Leo Komarov.
Semyon Varlamov made 26 saves, his biggest was robbing Joel Farabee at the crease with his pad at 10:02 of the third period to preserve a two-goal lead.