As great a Saturday as a hockey fan can ask for with 13 games on the agenda, many of which with important playoff implications. The Rangers and Islanders kicked off the busy day with their regular season finale which would heavily impact seeding for both sides. However, the Islanders, who have yet to punch their post season ticket, had a lot more to lose.
1st Period:
As I Tweeted before the game, this was bound to be something of a warm up for playoffs from a fan perspective and sure enough, that’s exactly how it felt.