UNIONDALE, N.Y. - The atmosphere inside Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is unlike any other in the National Hockey League.
The historic, intimate arena with low ceilings ensures the noise has nowhere to go and resonates throughout the building. The varying chants, from "UN-CLE LE-O" to "F*** YOU TAM-PA", and drumming gives off the feel of a European game taking place on the pitch instead of on ice.
It all provides a unique vibe to the game.
To the Tampa Bay Lightning, it's all just background noise. And at the end of Game 3 of the NHL Semifinal round against the New York Islanders, the only...
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