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Around this time of the year, you’ll hear the phrase “biggest game of the season”, well tonight for the New York Islanders, that phrase was multiplied by a thousand. Having not played since Saturday, the Isles got some help from other teams as they headed in to their pivotal showdown with the New York Rangers. 1-3-1 in their last five, tonight in every absolute way was a must win for the Isles.
The Isles have won the last two against the Blueshirts, and six of the last seven contests between the two teams. Joshua Ho-Sang would get his first taste of this 45-year old rivalry, and he couldn’t have picked a bigger one.
Always a ratcheted up affair, the Isles found a way in the third and won 3-2. Thomas Greiss was sensational and Andrew Ladd hit the 20-goal mark. New York’s season lives to see another day as they get ready for a back to back with Pittsburgh and Boston. The best from social media can be seen here:
Greisser #isles pic.twitter.com/X4Rc5B8BSa
— YeSUV (@IslesWhiteSUV) March 23, 2017
Here's that Ladd hit #Isles pic.twitter.com/PKbwqjedI4
— Eyes on Isles (@eyesonislesFS) March 23, 2017
Dont think that counts as Grabner`s breakaway for the game. He still has one in reserve. #isles #NYR
— Andy Graziano (@AndyGraz_SNY) March 23, 2017
Took nearly 7 minutes for the first Potvin Sucks chant. #NYR fans are slipping. #Isles
— Brad Kurtzberg (@sealshockey) March 23, 2017
Scott Mayfield just saved two goals #Isles
— Rob Taub (@RTaub_) March 23, 2017
Worst game I've seen Bailey play all year. #isles
— Brian Schiazza (@brianschiazza) March 23, 2017
ANDERS TIES IT #Isles pic.twitter.com/VWul4oIHxT
— Eyes on Isles (@eyesonislesFS) March 23, 2017
Anders Lee #isles pic.twitter.com/rqcMemcE0h
— Jon Cav (@JonCav) March 23, 2017
Attaboy Mayfield. #isles
— Adam Malmut (@AMalmut) March 23, 2017
That’s a mismatch Hickey will never win. #Isles
— Jeff Capellini (@JCapWFAN) March 23, 2017
Awful night for the captain. #isles
— Brian Schiazza (@brianschiazza) March 23, 2017
Greiss saving the #Isles bacon again pic.twitter.com/yW2sNorAkz
— Rob Taub (@RTaub_) March 23, 2017
LOVE a fired up Dougie. #Isles
— New York Bootleg (@NewYorkBootleg) March 23, 2017
I wonder if someone other than Beauvillier and Ho-Sang will show up the rest of this game, brutal #Isles
— Rob Taub (@RTaub_) March 23, 2017
Cut and paste time: Biggest period of the season coming for the #Isles. So far tonight, total failure despite only 1-goal deficit.
— Jeff Capellini (@JCapWFAN) March 23, 2017
Strap Brock Nelson to a rocket and fire him into another galaxy. #Isles
— Chris Ho-Ward (@Chrishowrad) March 23, 2017
I don't know what to say anymore… #Isles pic.twitter.com/VQ0U2p08qG
— Eyes on Isles (@eyesonislesFS) March 23, 2017
Kulemin with some puck luck, tie game pic.twitter.com/rLps3vnj8k
— Rob Taub (@RTaub_) March 23, 2017
Ho-Sang skating circles around the offensive zone > running laps around the Coliseum #Isles
— Tyler Gildin (@TylerGildin) March 23, 2017
Ho-Sang's a pretty smart young man. Not sure he calculated the double-deflection angle there.
— Arthur Staple (@StapeNewsday) March 23, 2017
When Brock takes a penalty then fans on a wide open look. #Isles pic.twitter.com/QPFWK8Svmj
— Matt O'Leary (@MattOLearyNY) March 23, 2017
Here @NYRangers #isles pic.twitter.com/2TDTSgtqEU
— YeSUV (@IslesWhiteSUV) March 23, 2017
Ladd you sexy beast you! #isles
— Michael Schuerlein (@islesblogger) March 23, 2017
Ladd goal not possible without Nelson's swing and miss ?#Isles
— IslesBlog (@IslesBlog) March 23, 2017
First time since 2/23/16 in MINN that #Isles have scored 2 PP goals in a road GAME. #NHL
First time they've done so @MSGNYC since 12-22-11
— Eric Hornick (@ehornick) March 23, 2017
The #Isles had 786,895,342 chances to clear. Where have we heard this before?
— Jeff Capellini (@JCapWFAN) March 23, 2017
#isles fans right now.. pic.twitter.com/hOG9zLd6Qp
— IslesThoughts (@IslesThoughts) March 23, 2017
VICTORY!!!#Isles win it 3-2! ☝️☝️☝️ #LGI #YesYesYes pic.twitter.com/1pwHWd68CK
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) March 23, 2017