Islanders rally past Penguins to make playoff hopes feel real again
NY Post
PITTSBURGH — The Islanders keep on flirting with being in the playoff race, sticking around the edge enough that you can’t quite say they are out even when nearly everything about them says they ought to be.
When it comes time to commit, though, this on-again, off-again relationship always seems to revert to mediocrity.
Or at least it did.
Maybe, just maybe, the Islanders seized their chance at making this real on Tuesday night.
A second straight third-period rally, this one to seize a 4-2 win over the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena, puts the Isles three points back of the Canadiens for the final playoff spot in the East with Thursday’s home match against the Habs suddenly looking awfully important.
The Islanders also hopped over the Bruins, Red Wings and Blue Jackets in the standings, while pulling within two points of the Rangers with two games in hand.
It will be understandable if Giants fans fear the worst after seeing on Monday that edge rusher Azeez Ojulari will now be rushing the passer for the Eagles.
How long is too long?
Special teams has been a key differentiator for the Rangers over the last few years, in which their power play in particular has almost always given them the upper hand over most opponents.
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Joey Bosa yearns for a championship to be part of his next era in Buffalo.
Bronny James was mouthing off to fans while his father wasn’t around.
It is March. That means there is Madness (more on that later), and that means there is reason for hope within every baseball club.
A tumultuous road trip ended Saturday night with Karl-Anthony Towns bolting to the locker room while his teammates were on camera hugging Draymond Green.
The Bengals have come to agreements on contract extensions with Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, keeping the wide receiver duo in Cincinnati for the next four years.
Former Ranger Filip Chytil is in concussion protocol after he took an ugly hit on Saturday night from Blackhawks forward Jason Dickinson.
The goal is to earn Super Bowl rings and the Jets added three of them on Sunday with the signing of defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi.
The Knicks didn’t exactly send a strong message to Draymond Green after his controversial comments about Karl-Anthony Towns.