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Islanders 3, Lightning 2 (OT): Isles 1st in East...and why not?
The question: If a team is outplayed twice in a row yet wins both games, is it luck, or the mark of a good team? You know what? We don't have to worry about that tonight. The Islanders with their 3-2 OT win in Tampa Bay are in first place in the Eastern Conference. It doesn't matter how early it is...
Islanders 2, Maple Leafs 1 (OT): Dwayne Roloson's head must be tired
"Surely Dwayne Roloson won't be called upon to make 58 saves again, will he?" Such was the pre-game talk. In the end, it wasn't nearly that absurd. But Roloson indeed stood on his head again in Toronto to set up an OT win in a game where the Islanders were outplayed for several stretches. Last year...
Islanders 4, Jackets 3 (OT): Streit to Tavares to Bailey; DiPietro shut down
The OT winning goal was one smooth combination that painted a picture of what can happen when you have three top talents on the ice together: An exhausted Mark Streit -- in his 33rd minute and 36th shift of the night -- won the puck in his own zone and lugged it up ice at 4-on-4 in OT. He briefly...
Ding-dong, the Islanders win
The witch isn't dead, but the six-game winless streak is over. It took cardiac moments -- and required Chris Campoli scoring twice in OT -- but the Islanders finally took two points from a game again. Campoli's first OT "goal" ripped through the net (video below), but play continued and he hammered...
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