Career Years

A number of Islanders are either close to or have assured themselves of career years in key offensive categories:

(Unless otherwise noted, the career high was set last season)

Set New Career Highs
Tavares: 31 assists, 55 points  (30/54 last season), 4 gw goals (2)
Parenteau 15 goals, 27 assists, 42 points (3-5-8)
Grabner 27 goals, 14 assists, 41 points (5-6-11)
Comeau 19 goals, 21 assists, 40 points (17-18-35), 4 pp goals (2 in 2008-09)
Nielsen 29 assists (26), 5 SH goals (1)
Mac Donald  4 goals, 22 assists, 26 points (1-6-7)
Bailey 4 pp goals (3 -- twice)
Hillen 18 assists, 21 points (12/15)
Konopka 6 assists, 8 points (3 twice , 7 in 2005-06)

Tied Career High
Tavares 24 goals (24)
Moulson 8 pp goals (8)
Comeau 63 games (63)
Nielsen 38 points (38)
Hillen 3 goals (3)
Jurcina 14 points (14 in 2008-09)

Approaching Career Highs
Moulson  28-15-43 (30-18-48)
Nielsen 9 goals (12)
Jurcina 4 goals, 10 assists (6 goals in 2005-06, 11 assists in 2008-09)
Konopka 68 games (74), 239 penalty minutes (265)

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