But islanders are fiercely independent and that idea is not accepted by the majority.
Many islanders took to social media sites on the internet sharing rumours about fires and explosions.
In the case of Illex, the islanders' chief competitors are not penguins but other people.
The Penguins won Sunday on a power-play goal in overtime after a questionable Islanders' penalty.
After missing the playoffs the last six years, the Islanders are coming of age.
Hardly anyone expected the Islanders to make it difficult for the Penguins, but they did.
The Islanders pushed the pace in the opening minutes and were eventually rewarded for their persistence.
The Islanders needed less than a minute of the power play to reclaim the lead.
And he scored a short-handed goal in the Islanders' 5-4 overtime loss in Game 3 Sunday.
The Islanders now have a chance to win their first playoff series in 20 years.
It seemed as if the Islanders could do nothing to slow down the Penguins.
The drive might have clipped Islanders forward Brad Boyes on its way past goalie Evgeni Nabokov.
So will the rest of the Islanders, who saw their momentum come to a screeching halt.
The Islanders also scratched F Marty Reasoner and D Matt Carkner among others ...
The Islanders' defense is hardly sturdy, either, and Pittsburgh's offense is the best in the league.
But the series is somehow tied, and the Islanders have chased the other team's goalie.
Stuck with the bunkers, creative islanders have transformed them into party venues and summer cottages.
Leads aren't safe in the wild first-round playoff matchup between the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh.
"This was intense and fun, " said Islanders captain Mark Streit, who had two goals.
The Islanders responded again, just as Pittsburgh did in erasing a pair of one-goal deficits.
Islanders D Andrew MacDonald sustained an upper body injury in the second period and didn't return.
The latest big momentum shift has swung sharply in the direction of the No. 8 Islanders.
But as in the first period, the Islanders didn't enjoy the lead for long.
Matt Moulson and Casey Cizikas scored 3:58 apart in the first period for the Islanders.
But it was a bumpy road back to regaining home-ice advantage against the upstart Islanders.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 38 saves for Pittsburgh, which allowed the speedy Islanders to counterpunch all night.
Then the Islanders responded, doing something they hadn't managed in six years: win a playoff game.
Not if the Islanders want to extend their first playoff appearance since 2007 beyond four games.
"I thought some guys worked hard and played a good game, " Islanders coach Jack Capuano said.
The Islanders will have to if they have any hope of making the series competitive.
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