New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov (40) makes a stop against the Philadelphia Flyers during first-period NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference playoff hockey game action in Toronto, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. Credit: AP/Frank Gunn
NHL coaches are always looking to push to the next level. That can be improvements in team play or advancing deeper into the playoffs.
Barry Trotz is, of course, striving to do that with the Islanders, even with the team halfway to advancing to its first conference final since 1993. The Islanders faced the Flyers on Sunday night in Game 4 of their second-round series at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto after taking a 2-1 series lead with Saturday night’s 3-1 win in Game 3.