New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy didn’t pretend Saturday’s 3–2 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning was perfect. But the Islanders’ head coach made one thing clear: his team has learned how to win in different ways — and it may be the biggest sign yet of how far the club has come.
Roy praised the Islanders’ “really good first period,” where they built a 2–0 lead and dictated the pace. But a string of second-period penalties, he said, shifted momentum sharply. “They have a very good power play and that gave them the momentum,” Roy said.