Islanders get much-needed win over Blackhawks to keep playoff hopes intact
NY Post
For the second straight night, the Islanders’ playoff chances were on the ropes.
And for the second straight night, they did what was necessary to produce two points, even if it came in ugly fashion, beating the Blackhawks 2-1 to keep their playoff hopes alive and well on the back of just their third win this season after trailing going into the third period.
“There’s no quit in here, right? We have to play desperate. We know that,” Ryan Pulock told The Post. “We have to win games here if we want to have a chance. So the only thing we control right now is our effort and what we do night-to-night and that’s gonna be the number one priority.”
Now, all of a sudden, the Islanders are a mere point out of a playoff spot thanks to the Capitals losing to Buffalo, though they have one less game remaining than Washington.
They are just two behind the Flyers, with a game in hand on Philadelphia, and sit one point behind Detroit, with the same number of games played.
It is still all to play, and the Islanders will still have every chance to make something of this season over their final seven games.
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