Maybe it’ll be a footnote after this season that Thomas Greiss started the first two games in nets for the Islanders.
Because if Robin Lehner plays like he did in the team’s 4-0 win over the Sharks on Monday afternoon at Barclays Center, the starting job will be his.
In his season and team debut, Lehner stopped all 35 shots he faced to become the first goaltender to post a shutout in his Islanders debut. It was his ninth career shutout, and it came against a Stanley Cup contender no less.
It was a big moment for Lehner, who has chronicled his battle with bipolar depression and substance abuse.