A much calmer Adam Pelech than was on display Sunday said Tuesday morning that he considers the matter of Paul Cotter’s illegal check to his head to be over and done with.
Getting through the end of the season as healthy as possible is perhaps the biggest priority right now for the Islanders, but they couldn’t check that box on Sunday.
At this point, taking extreme caution with Sorokin, who already has played in 59 games, is the logical thing to do, even if the Islanders’ elimination from the playoff race isn’t yet official.
If Ilya Sorokin had to give up a record-breaking goal, it’s unlikely there is anyone he’d rather have been on the other side of it than Alex Ovechkin. After all, he grew up watching Ovechkin, who broke into the NHL when Sorokin was just 10. They’ve played together on the Russian national team, count each...
The Capitals, truth be told, had looked a little preoccupied with the record, perhaps to the point that it allowed the Islanders a window to grab control of the game.
