Ranking The Arena Atmospheres Of The 16 NHL Playoff Teams
Which team has the best playoff atmosphere in its building? Let's find out.
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Which team has the best playoff atmosphere in its building? Let's find out.
The ability of hockey players to bounce back from adversity should never be doubted. The greatest example is what happens in sudden death overtime.
Islanders defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky's status is uncertain for Game 5 of New York's playoff series against the Washington Capitals on Thursday.
And just like that, this back-and-forth series is heading back to Washington for Game 5 on Thursday with another swing in momentum.
With the NHL playoffs in full swing and the Isles right in the thick of things, Boomer and Craig were thrilled to welcome legendary Islander Clark Gillies into the Allstate Studio.
The problem? There are still playoff games on the schedule!
Some fans of the Capitals say they had to put up with racist and homophobic remarks while attending Game 3 of Washington's playoff series against the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum.
The Isles have made it a point of emphasis to limit the amount of room the left-winger has to unload his lethal slap shot. They hope to keep him silenced in Game 4.
The Islanders came out like guided missiles to begin Game 3, launching themselves at everything that moved. And to absolutely no one's surprise, the fourth line led the way.
For loyal fans of the Islanders, this year's playoff run is tinged with even more of a sense of finality, and yes, sadness.
Islanders captain John Tavares scored 15 seconds into overtime to lift New York to a 2-1 win in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
Capitals goalie Braden Holtby wasn't sure what felt worse: Sitting out a playoff game because of an illness, or watching the Capitals fall behind the New York Islanders by two goals before rallying for a victory.
Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom helped make a winner of a rookie replacement goalie making his second start all season for the Washington Capitals.
Islanders captain John Tavares echoed coach Jack Capuano's message that they'll need to be wary of a better Capitals performance in Game 2.
Jack Capuano's message is simple: We'll just worry about what we can control, thank you very much.
