Islanders top Penguins to take 3-0 series lead:
stopped 25 shots and the Islanders rolled to a 4-1 victory over the stunned Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday to take a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal.scored the first post-season goal of his career for the Islanders, who have pushed the star-laden Penguins to the brink of elimination.scored Pittsburgh's lone goal, a first-period deflection past Lehner that gave the Penguins just their second lead of the series.
It didn't last. Eberle tied it 28 seconds later and Nelson's wrist shot put New York in front to stay just 1:02 after Eberle's third playoff goal in as many games.put the Penguins away with an empty-net goal with 1:28 remaining.finished with 32 saves for the Penguins, but Pittsburgh again struggled to generate any sort of offensive momentum against the Islanders. New York, which allowed an NHL-low 196 goals during the regular season, has surrendered just five in three games.
Pittsburgh needs a win in Game 4 on Tuesday to avoid being swept for the first time since the 2013 Eastern Conference finals against Boston. If the Islanders felt any pressure while taking their first 2-0 post-season lead since the 1983 Stanley Cup final — when they completed their run of four straight championships by sweeping Wayne Gretzky and the Edmonton Oilers — it didn't show. Just as it did back home on Long Island, New York didn't back down against the star-studded Penguins.
Pittsburgh head coach Mike Sullivan downplayed the idea his team was"desperate" while facing a 2-0 deficit for the first time in his highly successful tenure. He still opted to tinker with his lines in search of a spark, elevating
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