"The Skinny"
By Eric Hornick
Game 79
Sens 5, Isles 1
Kyle Turris matched a career-high with four points as the Ottawa Senators broke a 1-all tie and defeated the Islanders 5-1 before a sellout crowd of 14,210 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The Scoring:
1st Period
7:55 EV NYI 2 M.STREIT(7) 91 J.TAVARES(47) 26 M.MOULSON(33)
16:40 EV OTT 7 K.TURRIS(11) 9 M.MICHALEK(24) 55 S.GONCHAR(32)
2nd Period
3:09 PP OTT 55 S.GONCHAR(5) 9 M.MICHALEK(25) 7 K.TURRIS(15)
6:00 EV OTT 9 M.MICHALEK(35) 7 K.TURRIS(16) 16 B.BUTLER(10)
13:21 EV OTT 71 N.FOLIGNO(15) 18 J.WINCHESTER(6) 14 C.GREENING(19)
3rd Period
7:00 PP OTT 7 K.TURRIS(12) 71 N.FOLIGNO(31) 65 E.KARLSSON(59)
The Skinny: The Sens played without Daniel Alfredsson (flu) and Jason Spezza (birth of 2nd child). Kyle Okposo's goal-scoring streak ended at five games, as did Frans Nielsen's assist streak. Erik Karlsson's assist extended his assist streak to four games. The Sens clinched a playoff berth with the victory. The Isles allowed 11 goals in the two games this weekend, matching a season high against the Isles. It's the first time since January 23-26, 2010 that the Isles have allowed 11 goals in a 2-game stretch and home
The Shots:
Isles 9-9-12=30
Sens 13-10-9=32
Home and Road
The Islanders are 33-35-11 overall and are 16-18-6 at home. The Isles will finish below-.500 at home for the 4th time in the last five seasons and will need a win on Thursday to avoid finishing with fewer than 40 points at home for the first time since 2000-01. This was the 27th time in Islander history that they had played at home on consecutive days and the first time that they have Isles allowed more than 9 goals (6-3, 5-1 = 11 goals against).
Ottawa is 41-28-10 overall and 21-13-6 on the road.
In the Nets
Al Montoya stopped 27 shots but falls to 8-9-5 on the season.
Craig Anderson made 29 saves for Ottawa as he improves to 33-20-6. Anderson is 4-4-2 in his career against the Isles.
Power Plays
The Islanders went 0-3 on the power play while Ottawa was 2-3. The Isles are 6-25 in the last eight games and 9-36 in the last 11 games with the extra man. The Isles had killed 17 of 18 prior to today.
They Said It
Mark Streit: "They kept it simple and they worked pretty hard. We just played too complicated. It was pretty horrible on our part."
They Tweeted It
@JesseSpector: Milan Michalek joins Alexei Yashin, Daniel Alfredsson, Marian Hossa and Dany Heatley as the only #Sens with 35-goal seasons.
The Coach
"There was a nine-minute lapse that we had in the second period. We didn't compete hard enough tonight, we didn't deserve to win that hockey game and we had some guys that played with no urgency in their game at all."
Leading Ice Men
Mark Streit led the Isles with 22:01; Erik Karlsson led Ottawa with 23:05.
In the Circle
The Islanders won 22 draws; the Sens won 34. Jay Pandolfo won 4 of 8 for the Isles; Jesse Winchester, making his 1st appearance since suffering a concussion just before Christmas, won 10 of 14 for the Sens.
Heavy Hitters
The Islanders out-hit Ottawa 22-19. Micheal Haley led the way with nine hits. Matt Martin, who before the game was awarded the Bob Nystrom Award, had one hit, extending his NHL-record total to 361 hits (hits have only been recorded since 2005-06). Martin has also recorded 13 of the team's 23 fighting majors this season; Haley, playing in just his 11th game of the season, has five of the other ten.
Lots of Blocks
The Isles were credited with 22 blocks, led by Steve Staios, who had four. They lead the NHL with 1,326.
Goals by Period (Season)
Isles: 62-63-59-3 = 187
Opponents: 70-72-88-7 = 239
Third period goals include 10 empty net goals for the Islanders and an NHL-leading 13 empty-net goals against the Isles.
All-time Winners
The Islanders drop to three games over all-time NHL .500 (1346-1343-432 in 3,121 games). The Isles have twice this season been one game below .500. Prior to this season, they had not been below NHL .500 since they were 177-178-83 prior to their victory on January 16, 1978.
Scoring
The Isles have scored 108 goals in their 33 wins (3.27 per game) and 80 goals in their other 46 games (0-35-11; 1.74 per game). In their 35 regulation losses, the Isles have scored 48 goals (1.37 per game).
Head of the Class
John Tavares has 199 career points; he is 50 points ahead of Matt Duchene for most among 2009 draft picks. No other player in that draft is anywhere close. Tavares also has more goals and more assists than any other player in that draft.
Longest Point Streaks in NHL, Last 2 Seasons
· Sidney Crosby, 25 games (11/5/10-12/28/10)
· Pascal Dupuis, 14 games (CURRENT)
· Eric Staal, 12 games (2/8/12-3/6/12)
· John Tavares, 12 games (12/29/11-1/21/12)
· Ilya Kovalchuk 12 games (2/1/11-2/25/11)
Friends, Friends, Friends
Moulson has 34 goals this season; John Tavares has earned assists on 22 of them. He has now been on-ice for 58 consecutive Moulson goals, earning assists on 38 of them, dating back to a Moulson goal on November 17, 2010 against Tampa.
101 NHL Goals
Moulson has 101 career goals (95 as an Islander). While 262 players were selected ahead of Moulson in the 2003 entry draft, only 18 have more goals.
Road Warrior
22 of Moulson's 34 goals have come on the road. Moulson is tied with Marian Gaborik and Steven Stamkos for the NHL lead in this department.
Powerful
14 of Moulson's goals have come on the power play. Only James Neal (17) and Scott Hartnell (16) have more. Moulson is the first Islander since Jason Blake (14 in 2006-07) to have 14 power play goals in a season.
30-30-30
Matt Moulson is the first Islander since Ziggy Palffy (1995-96 to 1997-98) to have at least three consecutive 30-goal seasons. Only 4 players in Islander history have had more thirty goal seasons: Trottier (11), Bossy (10), Gillies (6), LaFontaine (6). Moulson has 95 goals as an Islander – the most by any Islander since the lockout. Moulson has opened the scoring an NHL-leading 11 times this season and the Isles are 9-1-1 when he does so. He is the first Islander with at least 11 opening goals since Alexei Yashin had 12 in 2001-02.
34-Goal Club
Moulson records the 50th 34-goal season in Islander history, matching Michael Grabner's total from last season. The last Islander to score at least 35 was Jason Blake, who tallied 40 goals in 2006-07. With two more goals, Moulson will be only the second Islander since Ziggy Palffy (1997-98) to record at least 36 goals.
30-30
Tavares and Moulson give the Isles two 30-goal scorers for the second straight season (Grabner 34, Moulson 31 last year). Prior to last year, the Isles had not had two 30-goal scorers since 2001-02 (Alexei Yashin & Mark Parrish). It's the first time since 1992-93 and 1993-94 that the Isles have had multiple 30-goal scorers in consecutive seasons (4 in both 92-93 and 93-94).
20-20-20 x 2
Moulson and Tavares are the first Islander teammates to record at least twenty goals in three straight seasons since Mark Parrish and Jason Blake did so in 2002-03, 2003-04, and 2005-06. Tavares is the fifth player to score at least 20 goals for the Islanders in each of his first three NHL seasons, joining:
· Billy Harris (first six seasons: 1972-73 through 1977-78),
· Clark Gillies (five: 1974-75 through 1978-79),
· Mike Bossy (all 10 seasons: 1977-78 through 1986-87).
Leaning on #91
John Tavares has 78 points (31-46-77) on 187 Islander goals this season (41.7%). Zigmund Palffy (41.0% in 1997-98) is the only Islander to record points on over 40% of the team's goals in a complete season. Tavares is the first Islander since Palffy (87 in 1997-98) to record 77 points in a season.
Highest Percentage of Team's Points by Club Scoring Leader (Isles history)
| · John Tavares | 2011-12 | 41.7% |
| · Ziggy Palffy | 1997-98 | 41.0% |
| · Pierre Turgeon | 1992-93 | 39.4% |
| · Mike Bossy | 1982-83 | 39.1% |
| · Mike Bossy | 1981-82 | 38.2% |
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Most Points, Islanders, Since 1993-94
| · Pierre Turgeon | 1993-94 | 94 |
| · Ziggy Palffy | 1996-97 | 90 |
| · Ziggy Palffy | 1997-98 | 87 |
| · Ziggy Palffy | 1995-96 | 87 |
| · John Tavares | 2011-12 | 78 |
| · Alexei Yashin | 2001-02 | 75 |
| · Steve Thomas | 1993-94 | 75 |
Royalty
Tavares is the third player in Islander history to record at least 78 points at age 21 or younger. The others have banners hanging at the Coliseum: Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier. (Denis Potvin had 76 points as a 21-year old.)
Parenteau's Helping Hands
PA Parenteau has 49 assists – most by any Islander since Pierre Turgeon had in 1993-94. He now has 67 points on the season. His next assist will make him the first Islander to reach 50 in the last eighteen seasons.
Most Assists, Islanders, Since 1989-90
· Pat Lafontaine 1989-90 51
· PA Parenteau 2011-12 49
· Pierre Turgeon 1991-92 49
· Jeff Norton 1989-90 49
New York 67's
The Isles now have three players with at least 67 points (Tavares, Moulson, Parenteau). It's the first time since 1993-94 that the Isles have at least three players with 67 points.
Captain, My Captain
Mark Streit has 45 points. He joins a select group of Islander defensemen to record 45 points at least three times in his career, and the 1st to do so that frequently in nearly a quarter-century:
· Denis Potvin -13 times (1973-74 to 1987-88, except 1979-80 and 1986-87)
· Tomas Jonsson - 5 times (1982-83 to 1987-88, except 1986-87)
· Stefan Persson - 3 times (1977-78 to 1980-81, except 1979-80)
Only three other Islander defenders have recorded 40 points in the 2000s: Tom Poti (2006-07), Adrian Aucoin (2003-04) and Roman Hamrlik (2000-01 and 2002-03).
With 38 assists this season, Streit also joins D. Potvin and Persson as the only Isles defenders to have at least 3 seasons with at least 38 assists (Potvin -10x, Persson - 3x) He is three assists shy of becoming the first Islander defenseman since Vladimir Malakhov (47 in 1993-94) to record 41 assists in his season. Both Streit and Bryan Berard have had a 40-assist season for the Isles.
Ironman
Matt Moulson, the Isles' reigning ironman, has played in all 243 games since joining the team. He has now passed JP Parise for the fourth longest streak in club history. Moulson's streak is the longest for an Islander in the Post-Cup era. Billy Harris played in the first 576 games in Islander history; that figure still stands as the club record.
Frans Nielsen and John Tavares have also played in every game this season while Mark Streit is the only Islander defender to do so. The Isles have not had as many as four players play in every game since 1986-87.
Longest Consecutive Game Streaks, Islander History
1. Billy Harris 576
2. Bob Nystrom 301
3. Denis Potvin 262
4. Matt Moulson 243
5. JP Parise 240
Okposo in the Groove
Kyle Okposo has scored 19 of his 21 goals since the start of December. Okposo has scored 56 of his 65 career goals from December-April. It's the first time in his career that Okposo has recorded 20 games in a season.
Missing Men
Casey Cizikas (upper body), Dylan Reese (healthy) and Evgeni Nabokov (injured) were scratched. Rick DiPietro is on injured reserve. The Isles have lost 343 man-games to injury so far this season. Newly-signed John Grahame served as the back-up.
Career Years
· Matt Moulson: 34 goals, 33 assists and 67 points are new career highs.
· PA Parenteau: 49 assists and 67 points are new career highs. He has 18 goals, two shy of his career best.
· John Tavares: 32 goals, 46 assists and 78 points are new career highs.
· Frans Nielsen: 17 goals are a new career-high. He has 44 points, matching his career best.
· Travis Hamonic: He has 21 assists, matching a career high.
· Andrew MacDonald: 5 goals are a new career-high.
· Matt Martin: 7 goals are a new career high. He has 14 points, two shy of his career best.
· Kyle Okposo: 21 goals is a new career high.
· Josh Bailey has 13 goals, 18 assists and 31 points. His career highs are 16-19-35.
List Time
Career Wins, Active Goalies
Career Wins
21. Sean Burke 324
23. Miikka Kiprusoff 310
Most First Goals of Game (NHL This Season)
| 1 | Matt Moulson | 11 |
| 1 | Ilya Kovalchuk | 11 |
| 3 | Steven Stamkos | 10 |
Career Goals as an Islander
| 25 | Trent Hunter | 99 | |||||
| 26 | Matt Moulson | 95 | |||||
| 26 | Mikko Makela | 95 | |||||
| 26 | David Volek | 95 | |||||
| 29 | Randy Wood | 94 | |||||
| 32 | Travis Green | 92 | |||||
| 33 | Butch Goring | 87 | |||||
| 34 | Tomas Jonsson | 84 | |||||
| 34 | John Tavares | 84 | |||||
| 36 | Wayne Merrick | 81 | |||||
| 36 | Dave Scatchard | 81 | |||||
| Career Assists as an Islander – active players | |||||||
| 1 | Mark Streit | 116 | |||||
| 2 | John Tavares | 115 | |||||
| 3 | Frans Nielsen | 110 | |||||
| 4 | Kyle Okposo | 92 | |||||
Career Games as an Islander (skaters)
| 54 | Steve Webb | 316 | |
| 54 | Frans Nielsen | 316 | |
| 55 | Gerald Diduck | 314 | |
| 61 | Josh Bailey | 288 | |
| 62 | Gord Dineen | 287 | |
| 63 | Jeff Norton | 282 | |
| 64 | Steve Thomas | 275 | |
| 65 | Kyle Okposo | 268 | |
| 66 | Blake Comeau | 261 | |
| 66 | Andre St. Laurent | 261 | |
| 75 | Miroslav Satan | 243 | |
| 75 | Matt Moulson | 243 | |
| 77 | Bryan Berard | 242 | |
| 78 | JP Parise | 240 | |
| 78 | John Tavares | 240 | |
| 80 | Adrian Aucoin | 235 | |
| 80 | Mark Streit | 235 | |
| 82 | Darius Kasparaitis | 232 | |
| 82 | Denis Vaske | 232 | |
Career Points as an Islander
| 34 | Anders Kallur | 211 |
| 35 | John Tavares | 199 |
| 36 | Marty McInnis | 198 |
| 45 | Jude Drouin | 169 |
| 46 | Dave Scatchard | 168 |
| 46 | Matt Moulson | 168 |
| 48 | Miroslav Satan | 166 |
| 49 | Frans Nielsen | 164 |
| 50 | Oleg Kvasha | 158 |
| 50 | Kyle Okposo | 158 |
| 52 | Alan Kerr | 154 |
Season Series Stats
The Senators win the season series three games to one (7 points to 2), outscoring the Isles 17-5. Ottawa outscored the Isles 11-1 at the Coliseum this season.
Happy Anniversary
34 years ago tonight (4-1-78): Mike Bossy becomes the first NHL rookie to score 50 goals in a season, tying a game with the Washington Capitals with a power play goal at 11:12 of the third period. He would then score the winning goal with 5 seconds to play as the Islanders closed in on their first division championship.
All-time, the Isles are 6-6-8 on this date.
On The Farm
Kevin Poulin made 33 saves and Rhett Rakhshani scored a power play goal in overtime as the Sound Tigers won their fifth straight game, defeating the Manchester Monarchs 3-2 at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport. The Sound Tigers are 37-24-3-6 overall, and have won the first five games of their eight game homestand. Bridgeport has 83 points, three ahead of Connecticut for the division lead, and also holds the tie-breaker. Each team has six games to play. Bridgeport hosts Springfield at 11AM on Wednesday.
Up Next
TUESDAY, APRIL 3rd ISLANDERS AT NEW JERSEY 7:00PM
[MSG+2 (Islanders Game Night at 6:30pm), WRHU (88.7FM)]
[MSG+2 (Islanders Game Night at 6:30pm), WRHU (88.7FM)]
The Islanders conclude their Atlantic Division schedule when they travel to Newark in search of a split of the season series with the Devils. The Isles are 8-12-3 in divisional games this season; all four of their divisional opponents have qualified for the playoffs.
Eric Hornick has been the statistician on Islander home game telecasts since 1982. Information contained in "The Skinny" has been gathered from various sources. Follow Eric @ehornick on Twitter.
Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since January 21, 1982. Visit my blog: NYISkinny.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick
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