Good Evening,
Tomorrow, the Penguins will travel to Uniondale, NY to take on the New York Islanders at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. I figured I would take a look at the Penguins playoff history on the road against the Islanders. Consider this a mix of a regular post and a shorter "Looking at the Numbers" post.
1974-75 Season: After two seasons where they failed to make the playoffs, the Penguins finished 3rd in the Norris division and qualified for the postseason. After defeating the St. Louis Blues 2-0 in the preliminary round, the Penguins took on the New York Islanders in the Quarter Finals. The Penguins won their first game on Long Island 6-4 to take a 3-0 series lead. In game four, the Islanders got their first win of the series 3-1. The final game played on Long Island was won by the Islanders 4-1 to tie the series 3-3. They would return to Pittsburgh, where the Islanders would take the series, before falling to the Flyers in the semi-finals.
4/17/75: Won 6-4 in Game 3 (Lead series 3-0)
4/20/75: Lost 3-1 in Game 4 (Lead series 3-1)
4/24/75: Lost 4-1 in Game 6 ( Series Tied 3-3)
1981-82 Season: The Penguins and Islanders met in 1982 during the postseason and the Penguins lost games one and two on Long Island 8-1 and 7-2 respectively. After winning the next two games in Pittsburgh, the Penguins and Islanders returned to the Coliseum where the Penguins lost a heartbreaker 4-3 in OT to end their season.
4/7/82: Lost 8-1 (Trailed 0-1 in Series)
4/8/82: Lost 7-2 (Trailed 0-2 in Series)
4/13/82: Lost 4-3 in OT (Lost Series 3-2)
1992-1993 Season: The final meeting between the two teams came in the 1992-93 playoffs. The Penguins were coming off two straight Stanley Cup titles and they were looking for a third. They had won the Patrick division and finished with a record of 56-21-7 (119 Pts.) which earned them the Presidents Trophy. In the first round the Penguins defeated the Devils four games to one to advance to the division finals against the Islanders. The Penguins and Islanders split the first two games in Pittsburgh, and the Penguins took the first game in New York 3-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. The Islanders tied the series back up in game four with a 6-5 win. The Penguins won the next game, before returining to Long Island and dropping a 7-5 decision to tie the series 3-3. The teams returned to Pittsburgh where the Islanders stunned the Penguins and took the series 4-3, preventing a possible Penguins three-peat.
5/6/93: Won 3-1 (Led series 2-1)
5/8/93: Lost 6-5 (Series Tied 2-2)
5/12/93: Lost 7-5 (Series Tied 3-3)
It will be interesting to see what happens with the Penguins this season. Will they break the cycle of misfortunes the franchise has had on Long Island in the playoffs, or will they come out of Long Island with the series lead. Only time will tell.
- The Flood City Sports Fan
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