Tonight, Your New York Islanders hosted the
Buffalo Sabers in hopes of ending a winless drought over their last 2
games. It would have to be without the
services of John Tavares yet again (illness) and with Thomas Greiss starting in
place of Jaro Halak who had played in the loss to the O.T. Devils on Saturday. But the Islanders would lose by the score of
2-1 in a game that saw no penalties called and in which they would not be able
to generate enough quality chances in the offensive zone. And when they did, backup goaltender, Linus Ullmark
kept them off the score sheet. Calvin de
Haan’s (Clutterbuck) 2nd period goal was the lone score for New York. Former Islander Matt Moulson would tie the
game in the third and Sam Reinhart got the game winner for the Sabres with
around 6:00 remaining. Thomas Greiss (20 of 22 with a .909Sv%) had another
strong effort in the loss. The Isles failed
to add any points & fall to 6-3-3 on the season. They will have a rematch
with New Jersey on Tuesday at the Barclays Center wearing their BKLYN Black
jerseys. Calvin de Haan was named 3rd
star of the game.
The Islanders met the Devils at the Rock in a
Halloween Matinee on Saturday. Prior to
the game, New York announced John Tavares (day to day) would not be suiting up, breaking his
92 game streak and said they wouldn’t give the reasons until after the
game. A suspicious and concerning set of
events for many fans and media, but as it turned out, he was probably affected
by the illness that hit Jaro Halak and roommate, Ryan Strome in the past few
days. Head Coach, Jack Capuano wouldn’t give
a timetable for his return and that he would be reevaluated prior to the Buffalo
game on Sunday. Despite taking control
of the game after the first 5 or 6 minutes, they lost in O.T. to New
Jersey. The Devils took a 2-0 lead in
the first period that the Isles erased in the 2nd. Anders Lee PPG (Zidlicky & Leddy) and
Frans Nielsen SHG (Strait) got the Isles knotted at 2. Neither team was able to score in the 3rd
or Overtime periods, so a shootout would be necessary to determine a
winner. It is important to note that the
Devils were held without a shot until the final minute of the 3rd
period. Mike Cammalleri scored the 3-2 shootout
winner for New Jersey while Frans Nielsen was the lone Islander to score. Some of the good news in the loss was that
special teams had come up big and that the Isles were able to get a point
without Tavares in the lineup. They played
well, but they didn’t show up until the 2nd period and spotted NJ a
2-1 lead. That kind of thing needs to be
addressed and the entire team needs to play a full 60 to be successful.
The Isles dominated in shots by a 26-17
margin and went 1 for 2 on the PP and 3/3 on the PK. That means the Islanders PK stands at an impressive
27 for last 27, good for tops in the NHL.
Jaro Halak (3-1-1) went 15 of 17 with an .882Sv%. Frans Nielsen was named 2nd star
of the game and now has an impressive 9 points in 11 Games played.
On Thursday, your New York Islanders lost in
O.T. to the Carolina Hurricanes by the score of 3-2 due to poor puck management. Matt Martin (Leddy & Cizikas) and Frans
Nielsen PPG (Leddy & Greiss) put the Isles up 1 & 2-0 in the 1st &
2nd periods, but the Hurricanes matched their intensity, forced NY turnovers
and tied the score each time to force the extra session. The Isles held on to a point in a sloppy
effort, but Ron Hainsey scored the GWG for Carolina. Thomas Greiss started in place of an ill Jaro
Halak & had another strong outing despite his numbers, going 26/29 with a n
.897 Sv%. New York was out shot 29-19 in
the game, went ½ on the PP and 2/2 on the PK.
Frans Nielsen was named 2nd star of the game who said, “We were beating
ourselves with turnovers.” Ryan Strome
was out of the lineup due to Illness, Steve Bernier played a good physical
& defensive oriented game in relief.
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I wanted to thank everyone for their
continued support of KoC over the last several years and I enjoy bringing it to
all of you. However, over the last two
years, my Fathers health has declined with his progressing dementia and I haven’t
been able to bring as much coverage of our beloved Islanders as I would have
liked.
Because of this, I will have to modify what I
can do with the blog for the immediate future.
I intend to keep bringing you my coverage of the Islanders, but will try to focus
on feature articles instead of regularly covering each game. Although I will recap and comment on games
when I am able, my primary focus will be producing articles that give a little more of
me, juicy stats and a little less recanting of each and every game.
I hope you will stay with me and cheer on our
team for what should be an exciting inaugural season in Brooklyn.
Until next time fans. Isle be there.
Isles Notes:
Notes from Yahoo on Isles win vs
Calgary: “The Isles' 4-0 win over Flames
was first time New York has shut out Calgary since Chico Resch blanked them on
Jan. 20, 1981. Isles' Jaroslav Halak
recorded his 38th career shutout to tie Jonathan Quick for fourth place among
active goalies.”
Barclays Center & Brooklyn impressions by
International Business Times.
Sound Tigers Notes:
The Bridgeport Sound Tigers have named
Michael Picker team President
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