Thomas Hickey, scorer of the first ever overtime winner at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, led the New York Islanders to a 4-3 victory and 2-1 series lead over the Florida Panthers on Sunday night.
After the game, however, he had to share the adulation.
Islanders video coach Matt Bertani - who wired down to the bench to suggest the bench challenge Aaron Ekblad's goal - was apparently in the mix for the button-up varsity jacket awarded to the player-chosen MVP after each win.
Thomas Hickey has the leather #Isles jacket. Some guys wanted to give to video coach Matt Bertani.
— Arthur Staple (@StapeNewsday) April 18, 2016
With Bertani's advice, the Islanders successfully contended that Jonathan Huberdeau was offside and avoided falling behind 3-0 before the five-minute mark of the second period.
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