There were times Friday night when the crowd at NYCB’s Nassau Coliseum seemed to serve as the proverbial extra man – a large swell of support that all but willed the Islanders to their 2-0 series lead over the Penguins. The cheers were deafening, the chants reverberated nicely throughout the old – refurbished – barn, and every moment seemed as if it was a breath away from frenzied pandemonium.
It’s a little jarring to go from something like that to nothing – an experience the Islanders will have to weather as they get set to play Game 3 in Pittsburgh.