2018-19 | ECQF | New York Islanders (M2) v. Pittsburgh Penguins (M3)

[Phil in Absentia]

EASTERN CONFERENCE
QUARTER FINALS







SERIES SCHEDULE:




USEFUL LINKS:

NHL.com • Sportsnet.ca

islanders.nhl.com • penguins.nhl.com

Series Preview TBD








Team Leaders:

Goals:	N/A
Assists:	N/A
Points:	N/A
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PIM:	N/A
TOI/G (D):	N/A
TOI/G (F):	N/A

Lineup:^

Anders Lee C / Mathew Barzal / Jordan Eberle
Josh Bailey A / Brock Nelson / Michael Dal Colle
Anthony Beauvillier / Valtteri Filppula / Leo Komarov
Matt Martin / Casey Cizikas / Cal Clutterbuck A

Nick Leddy / Johnny Boychuk
Adam Pelech / Ryan Pulock
Devon Toews / Scott Mayfield

Robin Lehner
Thomas Greiss

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Extras: Ross Johnston, Tom Kuhnhackl, Thomas Hickey, Luca Sbisa, Dennis Seidenberg

^ Subject to change


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

F Tanner Fritz [IR] — Blood clot surgery, Out six-to-eight weeks from March 27
F Andrew Ladd [IR] — Torn ACL; Out for the remainder of the 2018-19 season
G Linus Soderstrom [IR] — Shoulder surgery; No timetable; Out since Sept 27








Team Leaders:

Goals:	N/A
Assists:	N/A
Points:	N/A
+/-:	N/A
PIM:	N/A
TOI/G (D):	N/A
TOI/G (F):	N/A

Lineup:^

Jared McCann / Sidney Crosby C / Jake Guentzel
Bryan Rust / Evgeni Malkin A / Phil Kessel
Dominik Simon / Nick Bjugstad / Patric Hornqvist
Teddy Blueger / Matt Cullen / Garrett Wilson

Olli Maatta / Kris Letang A
Jack Johnson / Justin Schultz
Marcus Pettersson / Erik Gudbranson

Matt Murray
Casey DeSmith

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Extras: Zach Trotman


^ Subject to change


Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:

D Brian Dumoulin [IR] — Lower-body injury; Out since April 2
D Chad Ruhwedel [IR] — Right arm injury; Out since February 26
F Zach Aston-Reese [IR] — Lower-body injury; Out since March 10

[CCCP]

Piles in 7.
Maybe wishful thinking on my part

[rmc51]

I see this being a very close series. The Islanders' strength this year has been team defense under Barry Trotz. He has been a master this year turning that team around. They will keep the games close and win a few games as a result, but ultimately the Penguins run isn't over yet with the guys they have on that roster. Pens in 7.

[paddynyc]

Isles in 7 and I hope I'm wrong

[Kevin]

Isles in 6. Their team D is too much for Pitt.

[Gravesy]

I've got the Isles too. Can't believe I'm saying this, but Trotzer's got them playing extremely solid and there's something off about the Pens.
Plus home ice could be big with this being the final series at the Nassau.

[RodrigueGabriel]

Practically killed me to see Trotz go to the Isles, because I developed a real liking for him while he was in DC. The Caps screwed him but good and I would love to see him swoop back into town and beat them - although highly unlikely.

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[Blue Heaven]

Pens in 6. Pens have the playoff experience. Isles havent been able to score and their special teams have been terrible.

[NY Chief]

I was a NYR fan in Nassau and one of the older guys in the crew and my Ranger fan Dad had me already into hockey before the Isles came to town. Most of my friends got into hockey with the Islanders so you know how that went.... Most of you guys are prob the same. That said with the Rags out I gotta root for the other NY team. And for the NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL Coliseum. I saw more hockey games there anyway.

Funny story...wife went to garage here in Southern California a while ago. Said manager is a nice guy if I ever need work I should go. I do all my own work but when the Vette needed a new harmonic balancer I gave in. As I'm sitting across his desk I'm looking at his biz card, Jeff Nystrom. Of course I'm thinking to myself "Nah, couldn't be? All the way in CA??". I didn't say anything. When I went to pick the car up he shows me pics from "back east" of his new granddaughter. I say "beautiful little girl but fuck that Islander bib, she should be wearing a Rangers logo". Jeff says "I'm sure my Uncle Bobby wouldn't like that very much.... Yup Bobby Nystrom is Jeff's uncle. and Jeff says "I was 101st Airborne and at his age I STILL would not want to fight that tough old bastard"

[Vodka Drunkenski]

Kenny Albert calling game 1 on nbc

[Travis Bickle]

Two teams that I hate, and on top of that they have that annoying women's hockey chick on there.

[Phil in Absentia]

Two teams that I hate, and on top of that they have that annoying women's hockey chick on there.

Kendall Coyne Schofield? I enjoy her. I'd rather listen to her than fuckin' Milbury & crew.

[phillyb™]

I chose PIT in my bracket simply because of Crosby and Malkin and the whole playoff experience, but I’m hardcore rooting for the Piles.

[CCCP]

Kenny Albert calling game 1 on nbc

don't like Kenny albert?

[CCCP]

I chose PIT in my bracket simply because of Crosby and Malkin and the whole playoff experience, but I’m hardcore rooting for the Piles.

fuck Shittsburg. fuck Crosby and malkin

[Vodka Drunkenski]

don't like Kenny albert?

He should being calling a Rangers playoff home game, not the Islanders

[CCCP]

He should being calling a Rangers playoff home game

always thought he was a midget until I saw him couple of weeks ago. he's not a midget, he's gotta be around 6'

[Sod16]

Penguins have a large compliment of elite players, but they have a stale feeling about them (starting with getting shutout twice in a row to end the Tampa series last year). I thought there was an outside chance they would miss the playoffs this year. There's a very good chance they will lose this series. The only thing is that they are playing an erratic team that looks great for 2-3 games and then mails in a couple of real clunkers.

[phillyb™]

So who thought that CBJ would go up 2-0...
And then later that night, the Isles would have a shot to go up 2-0 in the series as well.
~8 will tell us what's up.

[Phil in Absentia]

Isles are fuckin' rockin.