PITTSBURGH — Barry Trotz lists the Islanders’ ability to play four lines consistently as one of the team’s strengths.
But it doesn’t hurt to have a top-end offensive talent such as top-line right wing Jordan Eberle put together a goal streak. Eberle’s first-period equalizer in a 4-1 win over the Penguins in Game 3 of their first-round series on Sunday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena gave him three in three gams as he snapped in a sharp-angle shot from the left at 13:22.
“A lot of times you just get it and try and release it as quick as you can,” Eberle said.