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Idaho's sweep of the Utah Grizzlies ends the season for all Islanders' affiliates. But the NHL playoffs march on...

The Islanders' farm teams had a rough Saturday night, with AHL Bridgeport being blitzed by Capitals affiliate Hershey 7-2 in Game 3 of their series, and ECHL Utah losing Game 2 to Idaho in a heartbreaker.

While it was an exciting night of first-round NHL playoff action, two Islanders minor-league affiliates experienced playoff setbacks.

After strong work for Utah in the ECHL, Islanders goalie prospect Mikko Koskinen has been reassigned to AHL Bridgeport as both teams continue their playoff action this weekeend.

With the Islanders missing the playoffs, attention turns to their prospects, where Mikko Koskinen has led ECHL Utah to the second round, and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers face the AHL's most fearsome opponent.

A round-up of Islanders prospects playing in the minor league and major junior playoffs.

Jon Sim scored twice as the Islanders AHL affiliate Sound Tigers bounced back to halve their playoffs deficit, while their ECHL affiliate in Utah was eliminated by Alaska.