WARNING. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE. Mike and Dan look at back-to-back games that couldn’t have been more different: an exciting win over the Devils and a frustrating shutout against the Hurricanes.
Against a fast team that had taken them to school earlier this season, the Islanders exerted their will against New Jersey and came out on top. One night later against a team they had previously handled, the Islanders were impotent against a rested Carolina team with a frustrating game plan. Through both games, their physicality played a big part; giving them confidence in one game and being missing in the other.