PITTSBURGH—The New York Islanders don’t play a particularly sexy brandy of hockey. They block shots and take few risks, more focused on fundamentals than flash. Pittsburgh Penguins’ Garrett Wilson (10) redirects a shot past New York Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner (40) for a goal during the first period in Game 3 of an NHL first-round hockey playoff series in Pittsburgh, Sunday. Lehner withstood a series of pushes by the Penguins, and the Islanders counterpunched brilliantly in the third period behind goals from Leo Komarov and Lee to pull away. “This group is not afraid of work,” said first-year Islanders coach Barry Trotz, who led Washington past Pittsburgh last spring on the way to the Stanley Cup.

Source: thestar April 14, 2019 20:48 UTC