Ears are still ringing and hangovers still clearing from Friday night’s thrilling Game 3 win for the Islanders, and already they’re back at it at mid-day (1:00 p.m. EDT) Sunday for Game 4.
Can the team, the fans and the building replicate the atmosphere from Friday’s madhouse vibe during the first-ever playoff game at the [bank of some sort] Arena? It would behoove all involved to do so, as it’s another classic pivotal Game 4, where the outcome is either a new series at 2-2 or a walk to the gallows at 1-3.
The narratives coming out of the destined-for-overtime-turned-blowout Game 3 were these:
- The Islanders have been sticking to “their game” and “building it” all series long, and finally got rewarded late in the third game.