OK, Islanders fans, cheer up. New York got off to a disappointing start of the 2009-10 season, blowing several third-period leads and losing games either in overtime or in the shootout, but things are starting to change.
Those five overtime losses, which give me a pain in my heart, may turn out to be big points, and the Islanders have only built on those tough losses and are making a HUGE noise in the NHL.
After losing in overtime to Washington and at Montreal, New York has answered in a tremendous way, taking out two first-place teams and a second-place team.
First, they beat the second-place and fiercely-rivaled Rangers 3-1, then they beat the Caps in Washington in overtime, 3-2, and now have shut out the Buffalo Sabres, who are in first place in the Northeast Division.
And what a game the Isles played.
Where do we start? Matthew Biron earned a shutout for his 200th career win and 25th career shutout, Jeff Tambelini showed signs of scoring life, which the Islanders have been waiting for, with a hat trick, and for once, New York did not rely on all of their scoring coming from John Tavares and Matt Moulson.
The Islanders look good right now, and if they stay the course, they could make life miserable for a lot of teams come playoff time.
Go Islanders.
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