1993 Run
underdog islanders upset capitals and penguins in playoff run
The islanders beat the capitals in six games in the first round.
THE SERIES IS REMEMBERED FOR DALE HUNTER’S CHEAP SHOT ON PIERRE TURGEON LATE IN THE GAME, WHICH INJURED THE ISLES STAR
THE ISLANDERS DREW THE TWO-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPS IN THE NEXT ROUND
“There wasn’t a sportswriter or an analyst that thought we wouldn’t get swept. A couple of people threw us a bone and said that they might win a game when Pittsburgh gets comfortable. But nobody thought we would win. Not one.”
the islanders and penguins were tied 3-3 in game 7 when david volek scored the series clinching goal
“The greatest moment I’ve had a part of in my career was that play, that pass, that goal and that celebration.”