Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go. Be the better team, Leafs.
First Period
Brock Nelson goes down on a faceoff in what looks like a wrench to his knee. Hockey is a weird sport where you can get hurt standing still.
(He was fine after a trip to the dressing room.)
Just an amazing double shift in the Islanders zone that makes you think the Leafs do have “it” back. The Islanders survive to get a faceoff, but they just face the Matthews line as a chaser.
Nylander PING!
The commentators just spent 25 years discussing all the hits the big strong men on the Islanders land, and how smart the big strong men are for hitting, and how special they are, and hur hur identity.