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The Skinny: Detroit 2, Isles 1

"The Skinny"  By Eric Hornick Game 20 Detroit 2, Isles 1 In a game that the Isles led for nearly fifty minutes, Jonatan Berggren a...

Sunday, February 17, 2008

President's Day Matinee

The Isles will host their 8th President's Day matinee on Monday. The Isles have won 3, lost 2 and tied 2 others.

17-Feb-92Vs Winnipeg 5 4 Wot
21-Feb-94Vs Washington 4 0 W
17-Feb-97Vs Montreal 1 4 L
15-Feb-99Vs Tampa Bay 3 3 T
21-Feb-00Vs Detroit 0 2 L
16-Feb-04Vs Los Angeles 1 1 T
19-Feb-07Vs Pittsburgh 6 5 W
18-Feb-08Vs San Jose

Tom Fitzgerald scored midway through overtime to win the 1992 contest while Ron Hextall had the shutout in the 1994 game -- it was his second of three consecutive home shutouts. Perhaps the best game, though, was last year. Mike Sillinger scored at 19:33 of the third to snap Pittsburgh's 16-game point streak.


Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick. Eric has worked the Stanley Cup Finals four times, and celebrated his 26th anniversary as the statistician on Islander home telecasts on January 21, 2008.

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