Skating the top-seeded Philadelphia Flyers off the ice and ultimately out of the Stanley Cup playoffs Saturday night in Toronto, the Islanders took Game 7 in convincing fashion with a 4-0 victory and protected an area in their very first conference finals considering that 1993.
Nelson forced a turnover in the defensive zone to jump-start an odd-man rush that ended with Josh Bailey getting in touch with Nelson for the simple put away on the other end of the ice at 11:26 to give the Islanders a commanding 3-0 lead.
The Islanders held Philadelphia to simply nine shots through the first 40 minutes of the game, successfully playing heavy on the forecheck and adhering to the 200-foot video game that has served them well all postseason long. Any inch the Flyers attempted to take, the Islanders smothered.
Baileys help was his 14th of the postseason, which counts as the most by an Islanders player throughout a single postseason considering that Bob Bourne (20) in the companys last Stanley Cup-winning season in 1983.
The Islanders are headed to Edmonton for the Eastern Conference finals.
Securing the 3-0 lead in the 3rd, the Islanders had to buckle down after Nelson was punished for a delay of video game at 6:27. Philadelphia recorded no shots on the power play as the Islanders penalty kill completed the series a perfect 13-for-13.
Greene ended up being the third-oldest defenseman in NHL history to rating in a Game 7 at 37 years and 311 days old.
It was a complete team effort and after Scott Mayfields first-period objective, the Islanders now have 16 various players who have scored a goal this postseason.
Halfway through the first, Mayfields perseverance with the puck paid off as he carried it in prior to going bar down over Flyers goaltender Carter Hart at 9:27 for the 1-0 rating. The Islanders first line rode the momentum and pinned the Flyers in their zone, with Barzal dishing the puck to Lee who tried to backhand the puck in but was suppressed by Harts pads.
Theyll handle the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 Monday night.
The Islanders continued to control the pace of play prior to eventually outshooting the Flyers 10-6 by the end of the very first 20 minutes. Brassard got things going again after fabricating a shot and then sending a cross-ice pass to Andy Greene for the one-timer into the open net to go up 2-0 at 13:13 of the. It was Brassards 4th point in the last 3 video games.
With just over 5 minutes left in the 2nd, Greiss created a big save on Kevin Hayes before Adam Pelech jumped in front of an Oskar Lindblom shot to keep the Flyers off the board.
The Islanders continued to manage the pace of play prior to ultimately outshooting the Flyers 10-6 by the end of the very first 20 minutes. Brassard got things going once again after faking a shot and then sending a cross-ice pass to Andy Greene for the one-timer into the open internet to go up 2-0 at 13:13 of the. It was Brassards 4th point in the last three video games.
Hart stood tall through a slew of Isles shots later on in the 2nd. Nelson went into the Flyers zone with speed and got 2 shots off on the doorstep that Hart saved prior to he stopped a shot from Nick Leddy also. Anthony Beauvillier then tried to bat the puck out of midair and it sounded off the post at 7:30.
In his first video game action given that Game 4 on Aug. 30, Greiss had an early scare as a redirection from Jakub Voracek went under him and off the post less than a minute into the video game. Voracek jump-started another opportunity shortly after with a difficult shot that Claude Giroux attempted to tip in before Greiss got in front of it.
Voracek was required high-sticking J-G Pageau towards completion of the very first therefore the Islanders opened the 2nd duration on the power play but they werent able to capitalize, with Jordan Eberle stopping working to get a stick on a bouncy rebound.
Appearing in his first career Game 7, Thomas Greiss turned aside all 16 shots he faced in simply his second start this postseason. 14th profession shutout.
Nelson got in the Flyers zone with speed and got two shots off on the doorstep that Hart conserved before he stopped a shot from Nick Leddy.
