All the action tonight seemed to be in front of the Islander goal.

The first three Islander goals were churned out in the space of 75 seconds midway through the second period.

No longer does he have rote control of the Islander goal come playoff time, and the training regimen has changed.

Two Islander goals left no illusions about the final result after two periods.

All four Islander goals were contributed by players who have either had a difficult regular season or a stressful playoffs.

Both first-period Islander goals had been scored while the goalie was under siege.

They were being shut out by 3-0 when, with under four minutes to go, there was a minute's worth of combustion that produced the Islander goals.

But the Islander goals were not necessarily his fault.

"The fact that we won the last two games should be no surprise to anyone," said Bossy, who scored the first Islander goal tonight.

All three Islander goals came from power plays, as did Boston's game-winning goal.