PITTSBURGH — The New York Islanders’ turnaround season is heading to the second round of the playoffs.Jordan Eberle scored for the fourth straight game, Robin Lehner stopped 32 shots an…
PITTSBURGH — The New York Islanders’ turnaround season is heading to the second round of the playoffs.
The Islanders trailed for less than five minutes across four games against the Penguins, whose 13th straight post-season appearance ended quietly. Pittsburgh managed just six goals in the series, including Jake Guentzel’s first of the post-season 35 seconds into the game. The team that began the playoffs with hopes of capturing its third Stanley Cup in four years looked ready to bounce back. For a couple of minutes anyway.
Penguins defenceman Kris Letang whiffed while trying to pinch into the New York zone, creating a 2-on-1 the other way that Eberle finished to even it at 1 just 1:34 after Guentzel had put Pittsburgh in front.
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