Game 1 at the Coliseum. Game 1 at the Coliseum. Game 1 at the Coliseum. Game 1 at the Coliseum.
No matter how many times I write it, part of me still doesn’t believe it.
I know home-ice isn’t the end-all be-all, but in a series as potentially close as the one with the Penguins, it helps to open at home with the raucous Coliseum crowd and, if necessary, be at home for Game 7.
Recaps from a last-game shutout:
“I’m 23 years old, and the Islanders have never had home ice for the playoffs for as long as I’ve been alive.