Tonight marks the 7th time in Islander history that they will play a playoff game on the first night of Passover.
The Isles are 4-2-0 in the six previous games, including a pair of double overtime wins:
- Friday 21 April 1978 Lost 2-0 @Toronto (Game 3)
- Wednesday 7 April 1982 Beat Pittsburgh 8-1 (Game 1)
- Monday 16 April 1984 Won 5-2 @Washington (Game 2)
- Monday 9 April 1990 Beat the Rangers 4-3 in 2OT on a Brent Sutter goal (Game 3)
- Wednesday 16 April 2003 Lost to Ottawa 3-1 (Game 4)
- Friday 22 April 2016 Beat Florida 2-1 in 2OT on an Alan Quine goal (Game 5)
- Tuesday 22 April 2024 at Carolina Tonight
Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since January 21, 1982. Visit my blog: NYISkinny.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick
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