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Yes, Game 2 is tonight, barely enough time for anyone's swelling to go down. Expect the Panthers to be in a foul mood. Like most cats.
Islanders links
- Recaps of Game 1: LHH | Newsday | NY Post | Sportsnet | Islanders | NHL.com | NYI Skinny
- This is Tavares Time, and his teammates need to recognize it. [Newsday | Islanders]
- Seems like Tavares' best linemates are the guys he's been on the team with the longest. [NHL.com]
- The playoffs represent a hard reset opportunity for Ryan Strome. [Newsday]
- J-F Berube is just happy to be back on the bench. [Newsday]
- The Islanders playoff bandwagon is a wild ride, son. Buckle up if you dare. [LHH]
- Former Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards sizes up the series. [NHL.com]
- Surprise! Florida is good. [NHL.com]
- The Panthers absolutely have something the Islanders are tragically lacking: Spanish Announcers. Their call of Teddy Purcell's goal is muy bien. [SBN]
- Jaromir Jagr has been torturing the Islanders since before the Earth cooled. [NY Times]
- Sportsnet on Barclays Center and BB&T Center (but mainly the former) squeezing these games in between other stuff.
- If you're coming to Games 3 or 4, the LIRR is adding extra trains for you. [Barclays]
- It's a long way from Prague to Brooklyn, but it's a trip one Islanders fan had to make. [Islanders]
Prospect Playoffs
- Meanwhile in Bridgeport, Bracken Kearns will be an important veteran during the push for the playoffs. [CT Post]
- The last three games the Sound Tigers' season will be like a mini-playoff series against three different teams. [CT Post]
- On Wednesday, Mathew Barzal had three assists in Seattle's 5-0 win over Everett. The Thunderbirds are up 2-1 in the series and Game 4 is tonight. [My Northwest]
- And last night, Anthony Beauvillier had two assists in Shawinigan's 6-4 win over Charlottetown, giving the Cataractes a 3-2 lead in the series. [CP]
In Other Action
- Philly lost a rough Game 1, getting shut out by the Capitals 2-0. But the worse news is the Flyers may have lost Sean Couturier for the series. [BSH]
- In which Flyers fans learn what a joy it is to play Tom Wilson in the playoffs. [BSH]
- Apparently the Bruins aren't as stupid as they look because they're keeping Claude Julien behind the bench for another year. [SCoC]
- Mike Keenan on coaching, Russia, coaching in Russia and those ugly jerseys the Blues never ended up wearing. [Puck Daddy]
- Ralph Macchio is among the many, many celebrities picking the Caps to win the Stanley Cup (but he sees the Islanders in the conference finals). [Russian Machine]