The Islanders will take whatever games they can at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum. So the decision, announced Friday, to have first-round playoff games in Uniondale and then play subsequent rounds at Barclays Center was seen as a positive.
“It’s definitely nice to start in our own barn,” left wing Anthony Beauvillier said before Saturday night’s game against the Oilers at Barclays Center, the last of the regular season in Brooklyn. “Yeah, it’s pretty weird but we’ve split rinks the whole year. It has to do with business and money wise, as well."
Barclays Center has a capacity of 15,795 with 101 suites compared to the Coliseum’s capacity of 13,917 and 11 suites.