Three’s Company: Islanders Join Devils and Rangers in Playoffs
All three NY/NJ NHL teams are going to the playoffs.
The New York Islanders stamped their ticket to the postseason after a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night, thanks in major part to veteran Brock Nelson. Nelson powered the Isles with a pair of goals, his 35th and 36th of the year, in the victory. Nelson’s first goal of the game came midway through the first period, handing New York an early 1-0 lead.
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Nelson would add one more in the early stages of the second period to give the Islanders a 3-1 advantage over Montreal.
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Hudson Fasching and Andres Lee also scored for New York, as the Islanders qualified for the playoffs for the seventh time in the last decade.
Ilya Sorokin recorded 17 saves in net on 19 shots, lowering his GAA to 2.34 and improving to 31-22-7 on the season.
As it shakes out right now, it appears the Islanders will match-up against top seeded Boston in the opening round of the playoffs.