The New York Islanders really needed to win tonight’s game. But they couldn’t even be bothered to show up. Or worse yet, they’re not nearly as good a team as we thought.
The Washington Capitals completed the three-game series sweep in dominating fashion. Though the score was only 1–0, it probably should have been at least 3–0. The Islanders scored only three goals the entire series and in only one game, none at even strength, getting shutout twice in the process.
This was billed as the biggest series or stretch of games of the season—a potentially season-defining series—and they produced a double-flusher over three games.