NHL playoffs: Sidney Crosby returns, but Islanders even series with Penguins
Brian Strait and the Islanders improved their physical defensive play on Friday. (Jeanine Leech/Icon SMI)
By Sarah Kwak
As if anybody didn’t know before Game 2 of Pittsburgh’s series against the New York Islanders, Sidney Crosby made his presence so very known on Friday night. Despite scoring a pair of goals in 23:21 ice time, the captain, playing his first game since breaking his jaw on March 30, couldn’t help his team fend off a furious attack by the Islanders, who erased a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Penguins, 4-3, and even the series at one game apiece.
Here are some thoughts and observations from a surprising night:
