In the case of Illex, the islanders' chief competitors are not penguins but other people.
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.
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.
The Islanders responded again, just as Pittsburgh did in erasing a pair of one-goal deficits.
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.
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.
The Islanders will have to if they have any hope of making the series competitive.
The Islanders (22-16-5) came out flying, continuing the brisk pace they established against the Rangers.
With a 14-5-3 mark since March 1, the Islanders hold seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
The Islanders are 12-5-2 on the road, on pace for the best mark in franchise history.
The Islanders are three points in front of the Rangers and the Winnipeg Jets.
The Rangers are eighth in the Eastern Conference playoff race, one point behind the Islanders.
The Islanders, who had won their previous three, are 8-1-2 in their last 11.
Nielsen had the primary assist in getting the Islanders off to a quick start against Brodeur.
The Islanders won the season series 3-2, although the Devils (2-2-1) got five points.
The Islanders, who haven't reached the postseason since 2007, are 8-4-1 on the road.
It was the second straight game in which the Islanders squandered a third-period lead.
Bailey's third goal, on a backhand that skittered past Bishop, put the Islanders up 2-1.
The Islanders began a four-game homestand after road wins over Tampa Bay and Florida.
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