10/26 vs Philadelphia:
The Islanders would follow up the Pittsburgh
game with a home loss to the last place Flyers. Kyle Okposo (Hickey & Tavares) & Frans Nielsen's SHG (Regin)
would be the only goals for New York in the 5-2 loss. Kevin Poulin (25-28, .871 Sv%) would struggle with positioning
behind a poor defensive showing again for New York. The game was another inconsistent effort in which they play down
to the level of their opponent. Carkner has become a glaring weak point of the Isles defense.
Per Brian Compton, "Frans
Nielsen already has more goals this season (7) than he had last season (6)."
10/25 vs Pittsburgh:
It was another late game comeback, but your New
York Islanders got three goals in final 7:14 minute span of the third period vs
the Penguins on Friday night to clinch a 4-3 victory in Pittsburgh. It was the first time they had faced each
other since the playoffs. The news of
the day was that Radek Martinek would join the team after signing a one year, $600K
contract (in for Strait w/ upper body injury).
Matt Moulson (Nielsen & Tavares), Frans Nielsen (Hickey &
Martinek), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (Martinek), Josh Bailey (Nielsen & Okposo)
would do the scoring for the Islanders.
Bailey's game winner would come with 1:40 to go in the game. Evgeni Nabokov played well in net for the game. Thomas Hickey broke his nose and had his strongest
game of the year getting his first point and getting a +3 rating.
Per Nick Trickster, "Tonight is the first time the Pens have lost when leading
after two periods at home since Nov. 11, 2010 against Boston."
Isles Notes:
Per Larry Brooks, "Rick DiPietro, subject of tomorrow's Slapshots, has
signed PTO with Carolina AHL affiliate Charlotte, Post has learned."
Per Kevin Schultz, "Brett Yormark says there isn't much to change at Barclays
in preparation for the Isles."
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