Two truths about overtime hockey were made even more self-evident during San Jose’s exasperating 2-1 victory over the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday afternoon. And evening.
The first was that New York Islanders coach Barry Trotz was right about the importance of staying hydrated in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The second is that when it comes to overtime and playoff hockey, the NHL is Carly Simon singing about James Bond in “The Spy Who Loved Me.”
Nobody does it better.
Building tension
Baseball often does a nice job creating drama and tension during the playoffs and World Series and even with one out in the top of the seventh of a one-game playoff to decide the 1978 AL East championship.