The Islanders will have their hands full when they take on the Penguins in the opening round of the playoffs. MikeyJ_MMA looks at how both teams matchup against each in their first playoff meeting since 2013.
47.85 CF% , 56.06 GF% , .936 SV% , 8.57 SH% , 1.022 PDO HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDThese teams have met four times in the post-season. The Islanders eliminated the Pens in 1975, 1982 and 1993 before the Pens beat the Isles in the post-season for the first time in 2013.
The teams split their season series in 2018-19, each winning once in regulation and once in a shootout. New York won the first two meetings and Pittsburgh took the final two. Oddly enough the division rivals haven’t met since Dec. 10, though, and none of the four meetings had more than 10 penalty minutes. There really isn’t too much heat between these two teams — at least not this season — but that could certainly change once the puck drops in Game 1.
Lehner’s .930 save percentage was the second-best mark in the regular season and his stellar 2.13 goals-against average was third-best. Meanwhile, Greiss’s .927 save percentage and 2.28 GAA rank him fourth in each category. Elite post-season goaltending can be the difference between early elimination and hoisting Lord Stanley, but on the flipside if your franchise puckstopper goes down it can totally change the makeup of a team and how that group performs in front of the backup. For example, if teams like Vegas and Toronto lost Marc-Andre Fleury and Frederik Andersen, respectively, there would be a massive drop-off between what they’re capable of and what their backups can do. The Islanders don’t have that problem.
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