Islanders News: The next stop is, Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center

Game Three is tomorrow night at Barclays Center. You know how they call United Center the "Madhouse on Madison? Make Barclays the "Asylum on Atlantic Avenue."

Islanders links

• Recaps: LHH | Newsday | NY Post | Islanders | NHL.com | NYI Skinny | LBC
• About that first ever playoff game in Kings County. Time to set some new noise records and make some new memories: Newsday | CBS NY | Point Blank
• It's been a wild season for Ryan Strome, who has pushed himself further so far in the playoffs (posted after Game 1). [NHL.com]
• Matt Martin made friends behind enemy lines in the Esiason household, and learned about giving back to the community. [Newsday]
• Denis Potvin talks about his affinity for the Panthers, says he won't talk about Nassau Coliseum because of politics, then talks about Nassau Coliseum and politics. [NHL.com]
• Quinnipiac defenseman Devon Toews signs his ELC with the Islanders and some idiot blogger's got lame jokes about his last name. [LHH | QU Chronicle]
  
• The Sound Tigers sealed the deal and are in the playoffs for the first time since 2012 after a 3-2 win at Portland. Bracken Kearns's third period goal was the winner. [CT Post]
• Mathew Barzal was pointless, but Seattle beat Everett 2-1 on Friday to take a 3-1 lead in the series. Game 5 is tonight. [T-Birds]
• CSKA are on the ropes after a 2-1 OT loss to Metallurg in the Gagarin Cup final. Ilya Sorokin had 24 saves but his team's skaters have gone cold after Game 1.
• Newest Sound Tiger and short-time Frontenac Michael Dal Colle had a big impact on the latter franchise's culture. [Whig]
  
• Misha Song is still doing his part in growing hockey in China. [Yahoo.com]
  

Other Things

• Detroit is down 2-0 to Tampa Bay after a testy, melee-marred Game 2 loss. [WIIM]
• Meanwhile in St. Louis, the Blues lost to both the Blackhawks and the Video Reviews. [SBN]
• And the Predators have a 1-0 lead on the Ducks after a 3-2 win in Anaheim last night. [OTF]
• For Game 2 of the Rangers-Penguins series, Henrik Lundqvist should be in, but Dan Girardi will be out and Evgeni Malkin and Marc-Andre Fleury are up-in-the-air. [NHL.com preview]
• Arik Parnass does god's work visualizing power play performances. [NHL Special Teams]
• This insult cannot stand. Expect a trade request to be on your desk in the morning, Cliff Fletcher. [Hockey Wilderness]
  
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