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Capellini: Spectacular Greiss Has Willed Islanders Into A Perfect Scenario

By Jeff Capellini
WFAN.com

As the Florida Panthers can attest, there’s one German wall that hasn’t been torn down.

In the midst of his team manning up in epic fashion Friday night, Thomas Greiss showed once again that he may very well be the Islanders’ MVP for the season, let alone in the first round of the playoffs.

The veteran goaltender was simply unbelievable during Game 5, stopping 47 shots, including a penalty shot in the first overtime, enabling the Isles to hang around long enough before winning it on Alan Quine’s perfectly placed slap shot with four minutes to go in the second overtime.