It's the first time in (guess how many) years, (yes, 23) that the Isles have won a playoff game with 22 shots or fewer.
The Isles had lost 12 straight games with 22 or fewer shots since defeating Pittsburgh in game 7 in 1993 on the David Volek goal at 5:16 of overtime.
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Thomas Greiss recorded his 5th victory of the spring in Game 1. Greiss is only the 2nd goalie in Islander history to record at least 5 playoff games in his first trip to the playoffs with the team. Chico Resch won 8 games for the Isles in 1974-75. However, Chico made his NHL debut the previous season, playing two games. Thus, Greiss is the first to win 5 in his first season with the team.
Greiss is also the 10th Islander goalie to win 5 games in a playoff year:
(thanks, hockey-reference.com)
Rk Player Season GP W L GAA SO
1 Billy Smith* 1979-80 20 15 4 2.80 1
2 Billy Smith* 1981-82 18 15 3 2.52 1
3 Billy Smith* 1980-81 17 14 3 2.54 0
4 Billy Smith* 1982-83 17 13 3 2.68 2
5 Billy Smith* 1983-84 21 12 8 2.72 0
6 Glenn Healy 1992-93 18 9 8 3.19 0
7 Glenn Resch 1974-75 12 8 4 2.17 1
8 Kelly Hrudey 1986-87 14 7 7 2.71 0
9 Billy Smith* 1976-77 10 7 3 2.79 0
10 Thomas Greiss 2015-16 7 5 2 1.94 0
Counting a relief appearance in 2010, Greiss has made 8 playoff appearances. He is 5-2 with a .940 save percentage.
Greiss is one of 5 goalies who played in an NHL game this season to win at least 5 of his first 8 playoff appearances, with a save percentage of at least .940. (Ben Bishop just misses the list)
| Player | W | SV% |
| Jonas Hiller | 5 | 0.951 |
| Michael Leighton** | 6 | 0.948 |
| Semyon Varlamov | 6 | 0.945 |
| Cam Ward | 7 | 0.942 |
| Thomas Greiss | 5 | 0.940 |
| Ben Bishop | 5 | 0.933 |
** Leighton played in one NHL game this season.
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