Watch: Islanders' Prince strikes twice in less than 3 minutes
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The artist known as Shane Prince is putting on a show.
The New York Islanders center scored a pair of first-period goals in rapid succession during Game 1 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.
Prince tapped in his first of the game on a pass by Ryan Strome to give the Islanders a 2-1 lead late in the opening frame.
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Two minutes and 29 seconds later, Prince scored from the faceoff circle on another one-timer before the period expired.
Prince became the first Islanders player to score two first-period goals in a playoff game since Mike Bossy in 1985.
He was traded to New York by the Ottawa Senators on deadline day, along with a seventh-round pick in exchange for a third-round selection.
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