Original sentence: Thanks in large part to strong play by Peca, Yashin and Osgood, the new-look Islanders opened the season on a tear, going 11-1-1-1 en route to finishing with 96 points--their best point total in 18 years, and just one point short of the Atlantic Division title.They fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a very physical first round series in which no road team won a game
Edited sentence: Thanks in large part to strong play by Peca, Yashin and Osgood, the new-look Islanders opened the season on a tear, going 11-1-1-1 en route to finishing with 96 points--their best point total in 18 years, and one point short of their first division title in 14 years.They pushed the fourth-seeded Toronto Maple Leafs to seven games in a very physical series in which no road team won a game.They were seeded fifth in the East; had they won the Atlantic they would have been guaranteed at least the third seed and home-ice advantage through the first round