Forwards: Moulson-Tavares-Parenteau; Grabner-Nielsen-Okposo; Martin-Cizikas-Ullstrom; Pandolfo-Reasoner-Niederreiter.
Defensemen: Streit-Jurcina; Hamonic-MacDonald; Eaton-Mottau.
Evgeni Nabokov in goal with Montoya backing up.
Head Coach, Jack Capuano says Reese not quite ready and he did not make the eight-day four game road trip.
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1st period
John Tavares (25) Wrist Shot - Assists: P.A. Parenteau (43) & Travis Hamonic (13)
2nd period
P.A. Parenteau (15) Snap Shot - Assists: Travis Hamonic (14) & Matt Moulson (27)
The Islanders out shot Ottawa 30-24.
Evgeni Nabokov was 19-23 with a .826 Sv%.
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Other than bad defense and several Islander miscues, the ever-present inconsistency issues continue to take them out of games before they have a chance to regroup. Tonight, the Islanders lost 5-2. In addition to making the Isles pay for their mistakes on the power play, Ottawa Goaltender, Robin Lehner was the difference in the game for the Senators. One of the few bright spots for New York, impending free agent, P.A. Parenteau continues to be one of the best players for the Isles this season.
After gaining two points against the rival Rangers, the Islanders surrender two points in a horrible effort and lose to Ottawa for the second time in less than a week. They remain 8 points out and are running out of time to even ride out the best case scenario to get enough wins in the final 20 games to make the top 8 teams in the east. This was another regrettable effort by New York and has to just reaffirm that in its current form, this team is going nowhere fast.
Something has got to give again on Long Island.
The Islanders play at Washington on Tuesday @7p.m., Philadelphia on Thursday @7 p.m. and Boston on Saturday @ 1p.m. I am confident that unless we see a major turn around in consistency, these three games will end the 2011-2012 season for your New York Islanders.
The NHL trade Deadline is 3pm EST time tomorrow. Will the Islanders do anything?
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