UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - JUNE 23: The Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders scuffle at the end of the second period in Game Six of the Stanley Cup Semifinals during the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Nassau Coliseum on June 23, 2021 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
In last night’s overtime win the biggest takeaway might actually be Scott Mayfield‘s crosscheck on Nikita Kucherov than the New York Islanders actually winning the game. And while that is frustrating it makes sense.
The overwhelming narrative in these playoffs has been officiating and how it’s been woefully subpar through the entirety of the playoffs.