Click here to check out video of the chant. Are you sure about that, Islanders fans? After losing their first five regular-season matchups with New York, Boston has won its last three games against the Isles by a combined score of The Bruins just dispatched the Washington Capitals in five games and are playing some very good hockey right now.
But tonight, we're just going to enjoy it. We're excited. While the Islanders are, deservingly, soaking in the meaningful victory, they know their journey for this year's unique campaign is far from over. With five games remaining in this year's grueling game regular season, the Islanders will look to make the most of them as they try to prime themselves for a hopeful strong and successful postseason run. Then, in the playoffs, it's a new season. Enter Search Term. Use arrows to navigate between autocomplete results.
If no results appear, use Enter to do a full site search. Isles TV. Islanders News. The New York Islanders are going dancing. Video: Varlamov's shutout helps Isles clinch playoff berth "Tonight we're just going to enjoy it," Barzal said.
The Islanders punched their ticket to the playoffs, clinching a berth in the postseason with a dominant win over the New York Rangers at the Coliseum. Anthony Beauvillier scored twice, Josh Bailey had a game-high three points and Semyon Varlamov turned aside all 28 shots for his third-straight shutout, setting a team record in the process. The win also marked the second-straight shutout against the Rangers, effectively ending their rival's playoffs hopes with a week and a half left in the season, while cementing their position.
Some games here to fine tune our game before playoffs so that's what we're going to do. But tonight, we're definitely going to just enjoy it. We're excited. Video: Varlamov's shutout helps Isles clinch playoff berth. The Islanders are going back to the playoffs for a third-straight season, marking the first time since the Isles had qualified in three-straight seasons.
They wear the crest on the front is the most important thing for this group and they take a lot of pride… We're not done. This group wanted to tick this off and get in the playoffs and then try to finish as high as we can. In the playoffs it's a new season. A playoff berth was the carrot dangling in front of the Islanders at the start of this pivotal home-and-home set with the Rangers and the Isles met the moment with a pair of commanding shutout wins.
With the win, the Islanders 67 points move into third place in the East Division, one point ahead of the Boston Bruins 66 points , who sit in fourth place with a game in hand. The Islanders have five games left until the postseason, so the focus is shifting to fine-tuning their game and trying to finish as high as possible to potentially secure home ice in the first round.
A Beauvillier point vs the Rangers almost feels inevitable now after the Islanders forward scored twice vs the Blueshirts on Saturday night. Beauvillier's goals was his 12th and 13th tallies - and 22nd and 23rd points - in 21 career games against the Rangers, the most offense he's produced vs any team in his NHL career. The year-old opened the scoring at , taking a Bailey feed and snapping a wrister blocker side past Alexandar Georgiev.
Beauvillier scored his second goal in similar fashion, picking the far corner on Georgeiv from the right circle to put the Isles ahead at of the middle frame. Beauvillier was especially hot vs the Rangers of late, ripping off a four-point game on April 20, scoring a goal on Thursday and netting another two on Saturday.
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