The New York Islanders have outlasted the Philadelphia Flyers and booked their ticket to the Conference Final.
After seeing their 3-1 series lead evaporate courtesy of a pair of overtime losses to Claude Giroux and Co., Barry Trotz’s club managed to finally close out the series on Saturday.
In doing so, the Islanders return to the Conference Final for the first time since 1993, when they were ousted in five games by the Montreal Canadiens. For head coach Barry Trotz, the Conference Final appearance is his second in three years, having led the Washington Capitals all the way to a Stanley Cup ring in 2018.
The Islanders will face the Tampa Bay Lightning in the next round, their first meeting since the Bolts bounced the Islanders in five games back in 2016.
More to come.
