Original sentence: After the '88 playoffs, Denis Potvin retired holding records for most career goals (310), assists (742) and points (1052) by a defenseman.Arbour retired as coach following 1985-86 and was replaced by longtime junior hockey coach Terry Simpson.During the first round of the 1987 playoffs against the Washington Capitals, the Isles had fallen behind in the series three games to one.The Isles were now facing stiff competition from their division rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals; they suffered 1985 and 1987 second round playoff elimination at the hands of the eventual finalist Flyers, while the 1986 sweep by the Capitals marked the Isles' first exit without winning a playoff round since 1978.The next year, in 1988, the Islanders captured another division title but were upset in the first round of the playoffs by the New Jersey Devils.The win came even though the Islanders had been outshot 75-52
Edited sentence: After the '88 playoffs, Denis Potvin retired holding records for most career goals (310), assists (742) and points (1052) by a defenseman (he has since been passed by Ray Bourque and Paul Coffey).Arbour retired as coach after the 1985-86 season and was replaced by longtime junior hockey coach Terry Simpson.During the first round of the 1987 playoffs against the Capitals, the Isles had fallen behind in the series three games to one.In 1986, they were swept in the first round by the Capitals--the Isles' first exit without winning a playoff round since 1978.The Isles were now facing stiff competition from their division rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals.The next year, in 1988, the Islanders captured their first division title in four years, but were upset in the first round of the playoffs by the New Jersey Devils.The win came even though the Capitals thoroughly dominated the game; they outshot the Islanders 75-52.They were knocked out in the Patrick Division finals by the Flyers in 1985 and 1987