Head coach Barry Trotz of the Islanders talks with referee Gord Dwyer #19 after the game against the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena on August 7, 2020 in Toronto. Credit: Getty Images/Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo
Barry Trotz’s prophecy of his former team, the Capitals, having to go through his current one, the Islanders, if they want to win another Stanley Cup, is coming true a season later.
The Capitals locked up the third seed and a first-round, best-of-seven matchup with the sixth-seeded Islanders with a 2-1 win over the Bruins on Sunday afternoon at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.