Islanders vs. Devils [Game 74 Thread]

How was the pregame? Did you find the Dolan puppet strings attached to Staple's sinister, conspiratorial posture? No? The shadow government must be sneakier than we feared.

Devils (31-28-14, 5th-Wild Card) @ Islanders (28-35-10, 8th/Metro)
7 p.m. EDT | MSG/+ | WRHU/WRCN/WFAN
Nassau [gloriously unsponsored] Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Shootout curse (but please don't curse): In Lou We Trust