In a historic first playoff game at their still-new, currently-named-after-a-bank arena in Elmont, the New York Islanders set NHL playoff history on their way to taking Game 3, 5-1 over the Carolina Hurricanes.
The final score completely masks what was yet another nailbiter in this tight series. Game 3 could have gone either wya, and sideways, for 56 minutes before Kyle Palmieri gave the Islanders a 2-1 lead right before the end of their power play — Yes, a power play! And yes, a power play goal! — with 3:51 to go.
Before the raucous building could fully settle into final-minutes nerves, Matt Martin added an insurance snipe — yes, a Matt Martin snipe!