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He had a good, but not great, regular season. So far he’s been very good in the playoffs.
Now the Islanders need Jaroslav Halak to be exceptional.
And history suggests he should be.
The veteran goaltender will take the ice in Game 7 against the Capitals in Washington faced with perhaps the biggest task of his professional life. Yes, Halak is no stranger to the high-stakes pressure of the postseason. He once took the Montreal Canadiens as a No. 8 seed to the Eastern Conference finals.
But considering all of the pomp and circumstance surrounding the final season at Nassau Coliseum, what he does for the Islanders on Monday night may not only guarantee two more games at the fabled “old barn,” it will add his name to Islander lore, where there are but a few goaltenders.