I should have known not to bet against this Tampa Bay Lightning team. The champs would not go down easily. I said as much yesterday, but I thought it wouldn’t be enough to combat the altitude.
But even though the Colorado Avalanche tied it early in the third period, they couldn’t stop Ondrej Palat, king of clutch this year.
Islanders News
- This (Yester)Day in Isles History: The Isles drafted Rick DiPietro (2000) and Kieffer Bellows (2016); and they traded for Michael Peca (2001).
- It was reported that Barry Trotz decided not to get right back into coaching.