Game four is tonight at 7:30 from Nassau Coliseum. A win puts the Islanders in good shape to take the series. A loss means 48 hours of erasing every single triumph and stride they've had this season and questioning your place in the universe. No big deal.
Islanders news
- Jack Capuano is a man of many contradictions and also a calm, supporting presence for his team. [Herrmann]
- The E=MC2 line, the Shock Troops, the Fourth Line. Whatever you call them, they're coming for the Caps. [Daily News | WaPo]
- Washington's history in overtime is sometimes exciting and mostly depressing.