"The Skinny"
By Eric Hornick
Game 66
Calgary 4, Isles 3
Joe Colborne scored a pair of goals 4:12 apart, sandwiching a Sean Monahan tally, as the Calgary Flames rallied from a 3-1 deficit for a 4-3 victory over the Isles before the customary sellout crowd of 19,289 at the Olympic Saddledome in Calgary. It's the fourth time this season the Isles have had a 2-goal lead in the third period, yet lost the game in regulation.
The Scoring:
1st Period
02:01 CGY SHG - Markus Granlund (2) Wrist shot - ASST: Paul Byron (10), Joni Ortio (1) 1 - 0 CGY
15:26 NYI Colin McDonald (6) Snap shot - ASST: Ryan Strome (6), Thomas Hickey (14) 1 - 1 Tie
2nd Period
06:31 NYI Kyle Okposo (26) Snap shot - ASST: Michael Grabner (13) 2 - 1 NYI
12:08 NYI Brock Nelson (11) Wrist shot - ASST: Josh Bailey (19), Matt Donovan (7) 3 - 1 NYI
3rd Period
11:29 CGY Joe Colborne (6) Wrist shot - ASST: Mark Giordano (23), Mike Cammalleri (9) 3 - 2 NYI
14:22 CGY Sean Monahan (19) Backhand shot - ASST: TJ Galiardi (12), Lance Bouma (7) 3 - 3 Tie
15:41 CGY Joe Colborne (7) Tip-in - ASST: Mark Giordano (24), TJ Brodie (17) 4 - 3 CGY
The Skinny:
The Isles have lead all three games on this road trip after leading only 2 of their first 30 road games after two periods...The Isles are 11-7-3 with Ryan Strome in the lineup…The Isles are 15-17-1 on the road and are 11-41 in their last 15 road games … It's only Calgary 3rd win when trailing after 2 periods (3-25-2)., 9-5-5 when leading after 2 periods…Kyle Okposo recorded his 98th career goal; he now has 49 even-strength points this season (5th in NHL) …Josh Bailey recorded his 100th career assist on Brock Nelson's goal…The Isles are 14-12-9 in games decided by a single goal, including 4-12 in games decided in regulation…The Flames tie the Isles in the overall standings with 57 points, but Calgary has played three fewer games…19 of Calgary's 25 wins have come by a single goal…Mark Giordano and Joe Colborne each extended point streaks to four games…Sean Monahan's goal ties him with Tampa's Tyler Johnson for 2nd among all rookies (Nathan McKinnon leads with 22)…The Flames dressed 8 rookies for the first time since December 10, 1996… The loss ended a 10-game streak (7-0-3) dating back to last season in which the Isles earned at least a point in a game announced by Jiggs McDonald.
The Lost Leads
The Isles are now 6-4-4 in games that they have led after one period and are 9-6-5 in games that they have led after two periods. On the road, Isles are 2-2-1 when they lead after one period and 2-2-1 when they lead after two periods.
The Isles have allowed eight 2-goal leads to get away in the third period this season:
· Led Columbus 2-0, lost 3-2 in shootout
· Led Los Angeles 2-0, lost 3-2
· Led @ San Jose 2-0, won 3-2 in shootout
· Led Tampa 2-0, lost 3-2 in shootout
· Led Anaheim 3-1, lost 5-3
· Led Florida 3-1, lost 5-3
· Led @ Edmonton 2-0, lost 3-2 in overtime
· Led @ Calgary 3-1, lost 4-3
The Isles have now lost third period leads 18 times this season, including 14 times at home. They are 5-6-7 in those 18 games.
The Isles have now lost a 2-goal lead 14 times this season. They are 2-7-5 in games that they have surrendered a 2-goal lead this season.
The Shots:
Isles 11-8-7=26
Flames 6-8-9=25
The Isles have been outshot only twice in the last ten games.
Home and Road
The Islanders are 24-33-9 overall, 9-16-8 at home (including 0-1-0 at Yankee Stadium) and 15-17-1 on the road. The Isles are 3-9-2 in their last 13 games overall but are 11-4-1 in their last 16 road games.
Calgary is 25-31-7 overall; they are 14-15-3 at home and 11-16-4 on the road. The Flames are 9-4-0 in their last 13 games.
By Division
The Isles are 6-15-3 in Division games and are 18-18-6 in games against other divisions. They are 8-6-3 vs. the Atlantic Division, 7-5-1 vs. Central Division, and 3-7-2 vs. the Pacific Division.
The Isles have losing records against every division opponent except Washington (1-1-1 with one to play). They are 0-3-0 against Carolina, 0-1-1 against Columbus, 1-2-0 against New Jersey, 2-3-0 against New York, 1-3-0 against Philadelphia, and 1-2-1 against Pittsburgh.
This was the fourth of eight consecutive games against non-divisional opponents. The Isles are 1-2-1 in this stretch.
In the Nets
Anders Nilsson made 21 saves; he is 2-4-2 on the season.
Joni Ortio made 23 saves for Calgary as he records his second career win.
Power Plays
The Islanders were 0-4 (including 1:05 of 5-on-3 play) and allowed a shorthanded goal while Calgary was 0-1.
The Isles are 15-8-4 when they score at least one power play goal and 9-25-5 when they do not. The Isles are 10-18-4 when they allow at least one power play goal and 14-15-5 when they do not.
The Isles are 4-58 in the last 14 games on the power play, including 1-18 in the last 5 games. The Isles have allowed six power plays in 22 times short over the last five games.
Feast or Famine
The Isles PP went 10-33 in the first 10 games, before going 7-79 in the next 24 games. They rebounded to go 11-32 in the following 11 games but are only 8-83 in their last 21 games.
Three is a Magic Number
The Isles are 21-9-3 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 3-24-6 when they do not.
Comeback Kids
The Isles are 10-9-7 when they score first and are 14-24-2 when they allow the opening goal. The Isles have allowed the first goal in 21 of their last 28 games.
Second to The One
Jack Capuano became the 2nd coach in Islander history to win 100 games in Toronto on January 7th and became the 2nd coach in Islander history to coach 250 games on January 27th against Boston. He is 2nd on the all-time Islander list in both games coached (261) and wins (108).
Most games coached (Islanders):
1. Al Arbour 1,500
2. Jack Capuano 261
3. Mike Milbury 191
4. Terry Simpson 187
5. Scott Gordon 181
Most wins by Islander coaches:
1. Al Arbour 740
2. Jack Capuano 108
3. Terry Simpson 81
4. Peter Laviolette 77
5. Ted Nolan 74
They Said It
Kyle Okposo: "I was on the wrong side of my guy for the second goal…I gotta be better there. … Except for the first eight minutes, we dominated the game…it's unacceptable."
They Tweeted It
@NHLFlames Numerology: A by-the-numbers look at the #Flames win over the #Isles ~ cflam.es/1n4jku0 #CGYNYI
@AaronHowie The more important issue is that the Jiggs McDonald point streak is in jeopardy. #Isles
The Coach
"It was tough for one of our best lines..they turned the puck over. … When you give up a shorthanded goal and not score on a 5-on-3 it's going to come back to bite you."
Back-to-Backs
The Isles are now 6-7-1 in the front-end and 5-7-2 on the back end of back-to-backs this season. The Isles have swept three back-to-backs: November 1st/2nd vs. Ottawa and Boston; January 6th/7th vs. Dallas and Toronto and January 20th/21st vs. Philadelphia and the Rangers.
In the 14 sets of back-to-backs, they have earned 4 points three times, 3 points once, 2 points four times, 1 point twice and no points on four occasions.
The Islanders next back-to-back set is on March 14th vs San Jose and March 15th vs. Buffalo.
Leading Ice Men
Travis Hamonic led the Isles with 24:50 of ice-time; Mark Giordano led Calgary with 26:00.
The Isles are 15-17-6 when MacDonald leads in ice-time, are 9-11-3 when Hamonic leads, are 0-1-0 when Okposo leads, are 0-1-0 when Strait leads, are 0-2-0 when Tavares leads and are 0-1-0 when Vanek leads.
In the Circle
The Islanders won 31 of 60 draws (52%). Frans Nielsen won 9 of 14 for the Isles; Sean Monahan won 9 of 17 for Calgary.
Heavy Hitters
The Isles were out-hit 21-20; Mike Halmo led the Isles with four hits. Matt Martin added 1 hit. Martin's 286 hits lead the NHL by a wide margin. He had now recorded at least 200 hits in four straight seasons.
There were no fights. The Isles have received 28 fighting penalties this season: Martin (10), Boulton (8), Carkner (5), McDonald (2), Hamonic (2) and Okposo (1).
Giving Up the Body
The Isles were credited with 12 blocked shots. Four Isles each had two blocks.
Back to All-Time .500
The Islanders fall to all-time NHL .500 (1395-1395-448 in 3,238 games). The Isles have been 1-under all-time .500 after six games this season and have gone 4-0-2 in the following game.
The Isles have finished every season since 1977-78 above all-time NHL .500 and have not been more than 1 game under NHL-.500 since January 11, 1978.
Ironman
Thomas Hickey is the Islanders' reigning ironman. He has played 67 consecutive regular season games, and is the only Islander to have played in every game this season.
Missing Men
John Tavares is on injured reserve. Eric Boulton missed the game with a hand injury. Matt Carkner and Radek Martinek were scratched for the 2nd straight and 13th straight game.
The Isles have lost 161 games this season due to injury.
Career Wins, Active Goalies
Career Wins
17. Rogie Vachon 355
19. Gump Worsley 335
20. Nikolai Khabibulin 333
Career Shutouts, Active Goalies
Career Shutouts
17 John Ross Roach 58
18 Clint Benedict 57
18 Evgeni Nabokov 57
20 Bernie Parent 54
20 Ed Giacomin 54
| Career Goals as an Islander |
15 Mariusz Czerkawski 145
16 John Tavares 136
17 Jason Blake 127
27 Trent Hunter 99
28 Kyle Okposo 98
29 Mikko Makela 95
29 David Volek 95
31 Randy Wood 94
32 Greg Gilbert 93
32 Garry Howatt 93
34 Travis Green 92
35 Butch Goring 87
36 Tomas Jonsson 84
37 Michael Grabner 82
37 Wayne Merrick 81
37 Dave Scatchard 81
40 Frans Nielsen 79
40 Marty McInnis 79
42 Miroslav Satan 78
| Career Assists as an Islander |
16 Ed Westfall 181
17 John Tavares 179
18 Kenny Jonsson 175
19 Alexei Yashin 171
20 Duane Sutter 171
21 Jean Potvin 167
22 Jeff Norton 166
23 Zigmund Palffy 163
24 Frans Nielsen 162
25 David Volek 154
26 Mariusz Czerkawski 150
27 Kyle Okposo 148
28 Travis Green 145
| Career Games as an Islander (skaters) |
24 Eddie Westfall 493
25 Radek Martinek 479
26 Gerry Hart 476
29 Scott Lachance 450
30 Frans Nielsen 431
31 Jason Blake 426
34 Wayne Merrick 411
35 Jean Potvin 402
36 David Volek 396
37 Bert Marshall 392
38 Josh Bailey 390
39 Travis Green 388
40 Kyle Okposo 384
41 Anders Kallur 383
42 Randy Wood 381
43 John Tavares 350
44 Dave Scatchard 347
| Career Points as an Islander |
16 Ziggy Palffy 331
17 John Tavares 315
18 Mariusz Czerkawski 295
24 David Volek 249
25 Kyle Okposo 245
26 Frans Nielsen 241
27 Ray Ferraro 238
Season Series Stats
The Flames sweep the season series 2 games to 0 (and 4 points to 0).
Despite this season's losses, the Isles are 5-3-0 in the last eight games against Calgary.
This was the Isles' first trip to Calgary since January 3, 2011 when the Isles defeated Calgary 5-2.
Happy Anniversary
5 years ago today (March 7, 2009): Sean Bergenheim recorded a hat trick at the Isles pounded the Devils 7-3 at the Coliseum.
All-time, the Isles are 8-9-3 on this date, including 2-1-1 in the last 4.
On The Farm
Bridgeport is 26-27-1-4 on the season after a 3-2 loss in St. John's (Newfoundland) against the Ice Caps on Friday. Kevin Poulin made 36 saves and Scott Mayfield had two assists.
The same teams play Saturday.
Up Next
MONDAY, MARCH 10th – ISLANDERS AT VANCOUVER 10:00PM
[MSG-Plus (Isles Pre-game at 9:30), 88.7 WRHU-FM, 103.9 WRCN-FM]
[MSG-Plus (Isles Pre-game at 9:30), 88.7 WRHU-FM, 103.9 WRCN-FM]
The Isles conclude the road trip as they head to Vancouver to face the Canucks.
The Isles are 2-1-3 in their last six games against Vancouver, including a 5-4 overtime loss to Canucks at the Coliseum earlier this season. Brock Nelson scored his first NHL goal in that game.
Roberto Luongo, now with Florida, earned all four Canuck wins in that span. No other Canuck goalie has beaten the Isles since Alex Auld did so at the Coliseum on January 14, 2006.
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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