Islanders turn blown Game 2 lead into valuable experience
NY Post
When you’re a team that’s been a consistent playoff contender for the last three seasons with players that have been gelling together for years, every new experience is of value.
That’s at least how head coach Barry Trotz likes to view the Islanders’ blown 3-1 lead in the third period of Game 2 Monday night, before their eventual 4-3 overtime win over the Bruins. In the moment, Trotz and the Islanders certainly would’ve preferred for a few of their opportunities to have found the back of the net to pad their lead. Defenseman Noah Dobson likely wishes he could’ve somehow gotten out of the way of screening goalie Semyon Varlamov from the Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron’s 3-2 score. And, no doubt, Josh Bailey would like to take back that too-many-men penalty he caused that led to Brad Marchand’s game-tying power-play goal.More Related News
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