Neil Best
Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, then returned in 1985. His SportsWatch column debuted on Sept.
NEWARK — The Islanders-Lightning series went bi-state Thursday, a veritable regionwide hockey playoff festival that stretched from the Devils’ practice rink here to IceWorks in Syosset.
Well, OK, maybe it was more just two teams looking for ice time with Justin Bieber clogging up the Barclays Center.
But still! It is hockey time in Big Town, with games still being played in May for the fifth consecutive spring, this time featuring the Islanders as the only winter sports show in town.