The New York Islanders have a beautiful opportunity before them.
Rather than have to wait a month until seeing them again, they have a chance to almost immediately avenge a 7-0 loss against the team that tagged them for it, and they were able to earn a dominant win in between to go in with more confidence.
But make no mistake: Despite Friday night’s victory over the Washington Capitals, the Islanders probably aren’t complacent and still want a piece of the Pittsburgh Penguins. I am certain that they will come out looking for goals and bruises against a Penguins team that had to play last night.