One of the harder things to do in hockey is playing on back to back nights. It’s a rarity because the 82 game season is spread out over a five and a half month period. The New York Islanders were phenomenal at them this year.
The Islanders played 13 times on back to back nights, and in the second half of those situations, they were 11-1-1. That’s simply unheard of.
Part of the reason for their success is the ability to roll with either Robin Lehner or Thomas Greiss. Lehner had a .