An Exorcism in N.J.

After losing 1-0 to Devils yesterday, the Islanders continued to play hard today and stepped up their game. 

Their 3-2 hard fought victory against the same N.J. Devils came with a disallowed goal with 2 seconds remaining in the third period.  Zach Parise clearly directed the puck past Al Montoya with his skate while draped all over him in the crease as time was expiring.  Toronto made the right call and the Isles finally got a break.

Montoya played well, not to be overshadowed in a game where Brodeur was excellent.  Montoya continues to give his team a chance to win with each game he plays.  Overall, the team is “battling” a lot better now and has put forth a much more solid effort in recent games.

Moulson, Bailey and Grabner (SH) scored for the Isles.

This may be a turning point similar to the controversial game against the Penguins last year.  At very least, they can use the win as a building block and be proud of the way they have come together in recent days.

It could be a "devil-may-care" attitude to their critics.
 

We shall see.

Isles Notes:

Nino Niederreiter “tweeted” that he didn’t know why he was scratched again today.  I can't figure it out either, but bad move Nino.  It's against NHL rules.

John Tavares was fined $2,500.00 after hitting Zach Parise with a two handed slash in yesterday’s game just after he was shoved into the boards from behind.

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers revealed their new third jersey this weekend.  It’s the same as the Isles alternate jersey, but with tiger heads on the shoulder in place of NYI logo and “Soundtigers” written across the front instead of “Islanders.”