NEW YORK — Simon Holmstrom scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Ilya Sorokin stopped Sidney Crosby on a late penalty shot and the playoff-bound New York Islanders edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Wednesday night. That’s what I love about this group — there are so many vets on this team and they knew it was important to …
ANAHEIM, Calif. — One phrase that gets bandied about frequently this time of the year about teams well out of the playoff race is that they’re “playing free.” Islanders coach Lane Lambert used it a couple of hours before facing the Ducks on Wednesday night at Honda Center, when asked about lowly Anaheim and San Jose, Saturday’s opponent. He’s going …
