{"id":367,"date":"2019-04-17T14:01:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T14:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nhl\/?p=367"},"modified":"2021-10-15T14:47:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T14:47:33","slug":"new-york-islanders-sweep-pittsburgh-penguins-in-stanley-cup-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nhl\/2019\/04\/17\/new-york-islanders-sweep-pittsburgh-penguins-in-stanley-cup-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Islanders Sweep Pittsburgh Penguins In Stanley Cup Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Islanders Get First Playoff Sweep Since 1983<\/h2>\n<p>The New York Islanders, after a tough game one have eased into round two of the Eastern Conference playoffs sweeping Pittsburgh with a 3- 1 win in their final game. Anyone who watched that game one will be surprised at this result, as they were a tad lucky to get out of dodge with the win. However, take nothing away from New York,\u00a0 they have battled well and whoever they meet in Round Two can expect a game.\u00a0 The series results were:<\/p>\n<p><strong>10th April Pittsburgh Penguins 3\u20134 New York Islanders in OT <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>12th April Pittsburgh Penguins 1\u20133 New York Islanders <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>14th April New York Islanders 4\u20131 Pittsburgh Penguins <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>16th April New York Islanders 3\u20131 Pittsburgh Penguins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is sweet revenge for the Islanders, who lost 4-2 to Pittsburgh in their last playoff meeting in 2013. This was also their first sweep since beating the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 back in 1983; an era in which they dominated.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_370\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-370\" class=\"wp-image-370 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2019\/04\/New-York-Islannders-300x128.jpg\" alt=\"New York Islanders\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2019\/04\/New-York-Islannders-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2019\/04\/New-York-Islannders-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2019\/04\/New-York-Islannders-1024x438.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2019\/04\/New-York-Islannders-600x257.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2019\/04\/New-York-Islannders.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Islanders dominated the early 1980s but have been less successful of late.<br \/>Editorial credit: Christopher Penler \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>NHL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islanders Get First Playoff Sweep Since 1983 The New York Islanders, after a tough game one have eased into round two of the Eastern Conference playoffs sweeping Pittsburgh with a 3- 1 win in their final game. 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