PITTSBURGH – The Islanders had plenty of time to recover. They just could never get the equalizer, despite skating six on four for the final 88 seconds.
So, the Islanders and Penguins are tied, 1-1, in their first-round playoff series after the Penguins’ 2-1 win in Tuesday night’s Game 2 at PPG Paints Arena.
The game started with an interesting decision as Islanders coach Barry Trotz started goalie Semyon Varlamov, who recovered to make 43 saves after letting in an early softie, despite rookie Ilya Sorokin made 39 saves in Sunday’s 4-3 overtime win, his NHL playoff debut.