Islanders’ sweep of Penguins proves their turnaround is for real Globe_Sports
New York Islanders' Jordan Eberle celebrates with Adam Pelech, centre, and Mathew Barzal after scoring against the Pittsburgh Penguins on April 16, 2019.The expectations were modest at first. The New York Islanders simply wanted to be better than the team that allowed the most goals in the NHL in 2017-18. Tougher to play against. Smarter on both ends of the ice.
“Obviously no one predicted this,” Islanders forward Anders Lee said. “The guys in the room, we set out from day one to get better each day, to grow throughout the season and then when this time came here we were prepared as best as we could to be ready for this playoff hockey. I think we’ve proven that a little bit.”
It’s the Islanders’ way, one that carried them into a second-round matchup against either Washington or Carolina. Trotz is well aware of a chance he could find himself facing the team he led to the Stanley Cup a year ago. Yeah, it might be a little weird. There are worse problems to have. Just as importantly, they showed it at the right time. Jordan Eberle scored in each game, including a shot that zipped past Matt Murray in the first period that evened the score just 94 seconds after Guentzel had given the Penguins an early lead.
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