It's a party 31 years in the making.
Nearly 14,000 rabid New York Islanders fans, who have waited faithfully since 1988 to open a playoff series at home — through indignities too numerous to count — are ready to rock the Old Barn Wednesday night in Uniondale against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
To quote the team's animated rallying cry: "Yes! Yes! Yes!"
While the puck doesn't drop at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum until 7:30 p.