The Skinny: Isles 2, Tampa Bay 1 (2-OT)

"The Skinny"

By Eric Hornick

Eastern Conference Final Game 5

Isles 2, Tampa Bay 1 (2-OT)

Tampa Bay leads best-of-7 series, 3-2

Jordan Eberle converted a pass from Anders Lee for the winning goal at 12:30 of the second overtime as the Isles staved off elimination with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final at Rogers Place in Edmonton.  

Eberle's goal came just minutes before midnight Eastern time and capped the 5th-longest game in Islander history.

Game 6 is scheduled for 8:00 Eastern Time Thursday on NBCSN.

The Scoring: 

1st Period

Ryan Pulock (2) Nick Leddy (4), Mathew Barzal (11) 15:41 NYI 1,TBL 0 PPG

2nd Period

Victor Hedman (8) Blake Coleman (6), Luke Schenn (2) 04:00 NYI 1,TBL 1

3rd Period

No Goals

OT

No Goals

2nd OT

Jordan Eberle (5) Anders Lee (3) 12:30 NYI 2,TBL 1

The Series (Tampa Bay leads, 3-2)

Game 1: Tampa Bay 8, Isles 2

Game 2: Tampa Bay 2, Isles 1

Game 3: Isles 5, Tampa Bay 3

Game 4: Tampa Bay 4, Isles 1

Game 5:  Isles 2, Tampa Bay 1 (2-OT)

Game 6: Thursday, 8pm (NBCSN)

Game 7: (if needed) Saturday, 7:30pm (NBC)

The Skinny 

Jordan Eberle recorded his first career overtime goal and second career overtime point; he assisted on Mathew Barzal's winner vs. Washington last month…It is the first overtime point for Anders Lee…. Nick Leddy played his 47th playoff game as an Islander without being penalized, extending his own club record…Victor Hedman is the first defenseman since Brian Leetch (1994) to score at least eight playoff goals…The Isles held Nikita Kucherov pointless, ending his four game point streak (2-7-9)…Tampa Bay had won six straight games when leading a series 3-1 before tonight's loss, however Tampa has now lost five straight games when a win would have put them in the Stanley Cup Final….35 of the 36 skaters had a hit in this game…Johnny Boychuk returned to the Isles' lineup for the first time since August 1st….The Isles dressed seven defenseman for the first time since October 25th in Ottawa; it is the first time since April 14, 1987 that the Isles have dressed 7 d-men in a playoff game.  That was game 5 of a series with Washington that the Isles trailed 3-1 and would eventually win in seven games…Ryan Pulock's goal was the 10th by an Islander defenseman – most since the D scored 17 in 1983…The Isles dressed two defensemen 36 or older in a playoff game for the first time since May 11, 2013 vs. Pittsburgh (Radek Martinek and Lubomir Visnovsky)…The Isles will carry a shutout streak of 68:30 into Game 6...The Isles have been outscored 8-3 by Tampa Bay in the third period; the Isles still lead the NHL with 25 third period goals. … Matt Martin had five hits; he leads the playoffs with 101 hits (8 more than Ryan Reaves and 11 more than Jamie Oleksiak).  Martin is the 9th NHLer to record 100 hits in a post-season…Cal Clutterbuck had ten hits, becoming the fourth different Islander to do so in this year's post-season…Ryan Pulock's goal was his first in 19 games; his other goal tied game 2 vs. Florida and then was followed by the winning goal off the stick of (you guessed it) Jordan Eberle....The Isles now lead the NHL with 896 hits, just ahead of Dallas (879)…The Isles finished with 75 hits (most of any team this post-season) and the teams combined for 145 (also the most)…The Isles finished with 24 shots (second-fewest among multiple overtime winning teams; Colorado had 21 in a 2-OT win in 2004)…This is the first time in three post-season meetings with Tampa Bay that the Isles have forced a game 6…The Isles have killed 9 of 10 over the last four games, including an Anthony Beauvillier double-minor that included the first 2:37 of overtime.

Marathon Men

This was the fifth-longest game in Islander history:

04/18/87  @ Pat LaFontaine W Wsh 68:47

04/22/16  @ Alan Quine W Fla 36:00 

09/03/20  Vs Ivan Provorov L Phl 35:03 (Toronto)

04/20/93  @ Brian Mullen W Wsh 34:50 

09/15/20  @ Jordan Eberle W TB 32:30 (Edmonton)

Two of the five longest games in Islander history have been played this month…The Isles have won five of the six longest games that they have played; they have won every previous series that included an overtime game lasting over 30 minutes….Tampa Bay had won seven straight overtime games, including five this season, to surpass the Isles as the most successful overtime team in NHL history; Eberle's goal ended a 176:10 shutout streak…The Isles are 8-4 all-time in multiple overtime games while Tampa Bay is 5-3.

Alberta Staving Time

The Isles improve to 28-21 all-time when facing elimination, including 2-0 this year (Game 7 vs. Philadelphia and Game 5 vs. Philadelphia.

Twice before the Isles have rallied from 3-1 down to win a series (1975 vs. Pittsburgh and 1987 vs. Washington).

Super Staver

Eberle is the 8th Islander to score in overtime with the team facing elimination but is only the third to do so in a game that extended a series (Jude Drouin in 1975 vs. Philadelphia, Billy Harris in 1977 vs. Montreal). The others were all in decisive games (JP Parise in 1975 vs. NY Rangers, John Tonelli in 1982 vs. Pittsburgh, Ken Morrow in 1984 vs. NY Rangers, Pat LaFontaine in 1987 vs. Washington and David Volek in 1993 vs. Pittsburgh).

A Special Summer

The Isles have won 13 games this summer. It is their most wins in a single post-season other than the four teams that won the Stanley Cup:

• 1980 -15

• 1981 -15

• 1982 -15

• 1983 -15

• 2020 -13

• 1984 -12

This was the 21st game the Isles have played this summer; that ties the club record:

• 2020 – 21

• 1980 – 21

• 1984 – 21

• 1983 – 20

• 1982 – 19

• 1981 – 19

• 1993 - 18 

• 1975 – 17 

Lucky Seven

Jordan Eberle is the 7th Islander to score 5 goals this playoff year.

• Anthony Beauvillier    9 (2020) 

• Brock Nelson 9 (2020)

• Jean-Gabriel Pageau 8 (2020)

• Anders Lee     7 (2020)

• Mathew Barzal 5 (2020)

• Matt Martin     5 (2020)

• Jordan Eberle  5 (2020)

No other team has more than five players with five goals this summer.

Pageau, Pageau, JG Pageau

JG Pageau has 20 goals in 56 career Stanley Cup games. Among active players who have played 56 or fewer games, only Jake Guentzel has scored more goals:

• Jake Guentzel 25 goals in 45 games

• JG Pageau 20 goals in 56 games

• Nathan MacKinnon 20 goals in 40 games

• David Pastrnak 20 goals in 52 games

• Jamie Benn 19 goals in 53 games

Pageau's 8 playoff goals this summer are tied-4th highest in a player's first playoff with the Isles:

• Ray Ferraro 13 (1993)

• Steve Thomas 9 (1993)

• Patrick Flatley 9 (1984)

• JG Pageau 8 (2020)

• JP Parise 8 (1975)

All eight of JG's goals have come at even-strength, tying him for 5th in even-strength goals in a single post-season:

• Mike Bossy 11 (1982)

• Mike Bossy 11 (1983)

• Bob Nystrom 9 (1980)

• Clark Gillies 9  (1984)

• Jean-Gabriel Pageau  8 (2020) 

• Ray Ferraro 8 (1993

• Steve Thomas 8 (1993)

• Patrick Flatley 8 (1984)

• Mike Bossy 8 (1981)

Lucky 13

Scott Mayfield was EVEN and remains +13.

No Isle has finished a playoff year higher than +6 (Benoit Hogue in 1993) in the Post-Cup era. Denis Potvin (team-leading +20) was one of five Isles +16 or better in 1983.

Mayfield is one of only six players in NHL +13 or better (Victor Hedman +17, Nikita Kucherov +14, Nathan McKinnon +13, Ondrej Palat +13, Brayden Point +13)

Now's the Time, Nine and Nine

Anthony Beauvillier and Brock Nelson each have nine goals this summer, leaving him tied-second in goals by an Islander in a single post-season in the Post-Cup Era.

• Ray Ferraro 13 (1993)

• Brock Nelson 9 (2020)

• Anthony Beauvillier 9 (2020) 

• Steve Thomas 9 (1993)

• JG Pageau 8 (2020)

• Bryan Trottier 8 (1987)

• Anders Lee 7 (2020)

Hey, Josh Bailey

Josh Bailey has eighteen assists this summer, the most assists by an Islander in a single post-season in the Post-Cup Era (and the most since Bob Bourne had 20 in 1983).

• Josh Bailey 18 (2020) 

• Mathew Barzal 11 (2020) 

• Derek King 11 (1993)

• Jordan Eberle 9 (2020)

• Brock Nelson 9 (2020)

• Ryan Pulock 8 (2020)

• Devon Toews 8 (2020)

• Steve Thomas 8 (1993)

• Pat LaFontaine 8 (1987)

• John Tonelli 8 (1985)

Islander Royalty

Bailey has six multi-assist games this year, joining this list of Islander Royalty:

• Bryan Trottier 7 (1982)

• Denis Potvin 6 (1981)

• Josh Bailey 6 (2020)

Bailey also is the first non-Dynasty Islander with 17 assists in a playoff year:

• Bryan Trottier 23(1982)

• Bob Bourne 20 (1983)

• Josh Bailey 18 (2020)

• Mike Bossy 18 (1981)

• Bryan Trottier 18 (1981)

Hey, Josh Bailey II

Bailey has 20 points this summer, tying Ray Ferraro for the highest total by an Islander in a single post-season in the Post-Cup Era.

• Ray Ferraro 20 (1993)

• Josh Bailey 20 (2020) 

• Brock Nelson 18 (2020) 

• Steve Thomas 17 (1993)

• Mathew Barzal 16 (2020) 

• Derek King 14 (1993)

Thanks for the Help

Ryan Pulock and Devon Toews each have eight assists this summer, the most by an Islander defenseman in a single post-season in the Post-Cup Era.

• Ryan Pulock 8 (2020) 

• Devon Toews 8 (2020)

• Roman Hamrlik 6 (2002)

• Dennis Vaske 6 (1993)

• Vladimir Malakhov 6 (1993)

Top Ten

Ryan Pulock now has 10 points this summer, the most by an Islander defenseman in a single post-season in the Post-Cup Era.

• Ryan Pulock 10 (2020) 

• Devon Toews 9 (2020)

• Vladimir Malakhov 9 (1993)

Brock Best

Brock Nelson now has 15 playoff goals for the Islanders, more than any Isles in the 2000s:

• Brock Nelson 16

• John Tavares 11

• Josh Bailey 10

• Anthony Beauvillier 10

Final Four!

The Isles have advanced to the conference final for the first time since 1993.  This ends the longest gap between conference final appearances in NHL history.

Longest Playoff Shutout Streaks by a Goalie:

• Semyon Varlamov 138:17 (8/20-8/26/2020)

• Billy Smith  136:59 (4/11-4/16/1980)

• Robin Lehner 123:29 (4/16-4/26/2019)

The Isles' team shutout record in post-season play is 182:50, set in April 1979 (all vs. Chicago).

Facing Tampa

This is the 3rd meeting of the Isles and Tampa Bay in the playoffs; the Lightning have won the two previous series (2004 Conference Quarter-Final and 2016 Round 2), each in five games.  

Barry and Al

2019 NHL Coach of the Year Barry Trotz is only the 2nd coach to lead the Isles to multiple series wins, joining Al Arbour.  Terry Simpson and Jack Capuano are the only other coaches to lead the Isles to a playoff series victory.

Lou and Bill

2020 Jim Gregory Award winner Lou Lamoriello has won 29 playoff series as a General Manager, passing Bill Torrey for second place on the all-time list. Glen Sather has 41 wins.

Overtime is Our Time

The Isles are 36-20 (.643) all-time in overtime, including 19-11 (.633) at home. Both percentages are 2nd-best (to Tampa Bay) in NHL history. The Isles are 2-3 in overtime this season; they have gone 7-7 in fourteen overtime games since 2015.

Overtime vs. Tampa Bay

The Isles are 1-3 all-time in playoff overtime games vs. Tampa Bay:

• 04/16/04  @ Martin St. Louis L TB 04:07 

• 05/03/16  Vs Brian Boyle L TB 02:48  (Brooklyn)

• 05/06/16  Vs Jason Garrison L TB 01:34  (Brooklyn)

• 09/15/20 @(Edm)Jordan Eberle   W   TB    32:30

Lead/Tie/Trailed

Game 1: Led: 0:00, Tied: 4:53, Trailed: 55:07 

Game 2: Led: 17:01, Tied:42:50, Trailed: 0:09

Game 3: Led 27:12, Tied: 32:48, Trailed: 0:00

Game 4: Led 0:15, Tied 31:39, Trailed: 28:06

Game 5: Led 8:19, Tied 84:11, Trailed: 0:00

Series:    Led: 52:47, Tied:196:21, Trailed: 83:22

Vs Florida:  Led: 120:01, Tied: 58:56,  Trailed 61:03

Vs. Washington  Led  130:12, Tied 120:32, Trailed: 53:44

Vs. Philadelphia:   Led: 180:45, Tied: 190:22,  Trailed: 98:57 

Playoffs All-Time

The Isles improve to 161-132 in 293 all-time playoff games.  They are 90-49 at home (including 2-5 at Barclays, 5-2 in Toronto and 1-1 in Edmonton) and 71-83 on the road. In this year's playoffs, the Isles are 6-3 when they are the home team (5-2 in Toronto and 1-1 in Edmonton) and 7-5 when they are the road team (6-3 in Toronto and 1-2 in Edmonton).

A Winning Summer

With a record of 13-8 in the playoffs, the Isles are guaranteed to win more games than they lost for the first time in the post-Cup era.  It is the most games the Isles have won in the playoffs since 1980-1983, when they won 15 each year as they won four consecutive Stanley Cups.

Coach Trotz

Barry Trotz is second among active coaches, trailing only Joel Quenneville, in both wins and games. Trotz' NHL record is 845-618-60-151 in 1,674 games and will begin next season just five wins shy of supplanting Ken Hitchcock as the 3rd-winningest coach in NHL history.

Most Coaching Wins

1. Scotty Bowman  1,244

2. Joel Quenneville  925

3. Ken Hitchcock    849

4. Barry Trotz    845

5. Al Arbour    782

Most Games Coached

1. Scotty Bowman   2,141

2. Joel Quenneville 1,705

3. Barry Trotz        1,674

4. Al Arbour  1,607 

Coach Trotz (Playoffs)

Barry Trotz has now coached 142 playoff games (72-70).  His 142 games are 13th (1 behind Peter Laviolette) while his 72 wins are 15th all time (3 behind Laviolette).  Trotz won the Stanley Cup with Washington in 2018; Joel Quenneville (3) and Mike Sullivan (2) are the only active coaches with multiple Stanley Cups.

Most playoff wins by Islander coaches:

• Al Arbour 119

• Barry Trotz 17

• Jack Capuano 10

• Terry Simpson 9

• Peter Laviolette 4

• Ted Nolan 1

• Steve Stirling 1

Most playoff games coached (Islanders):

• Al Arbour 198

• Barry Trotz 29

• Jack Capuano 24

• Terry Simpson 20

• Peter Laviolette 12

• Steve Stirling 5

• Ted Nolan 5

Most overtime wins/overtime record:

• Al Arbour 26 (26-9)

• Jack Capuano 4 (4-5)

• Terry Simpson 3 (3-0)

• Barry Trotz 3 (3-4)

• Peter Laviolette 0 (0-1)

• Steve Stirling 0 (0-1)

Most game 7 wins/game seven record)

• Al Arbour 4 (2-2)

• Terry Simpson 2 (1-1)

• Barry Trotz 1 (1-0)

• Jack Capuano 1 (0-1)

• Peter Laviolette 0 (0-1)

Most playoff series wins:

• Al Arbour 29

• Barry Trotz 4

• Jack Capuano 1

• Terry Simpson 1

First Things First

The Isles are 9-4 when scoring first and are 4-4 when allowing the first goal in the playoffs.

The Shots

Isles          5-6-5-4-4=24

Tampa Bay   9-6-10-4-8=37

Shots by Game

• Game 1: Isles 25, Tampa Bay 34

• Game 2: Isles 28, Tampa Bay 21

• Game 3: Isles 36, Tampa Bay 37

• Game 4: Isles 27, Tampa Bay 36

• Game 5: Isles 24, Tampa Bay 37

• Series:  Isles 140, Tampa Bay 165

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• Vs. Florida: Isles 122, Florida 103

• Vs. Washington: Isles 136, Washington 124

• Vs. Philadelphia: Isles 236, Philadelphia 204

• Playoffs: Isles 634, Opponents 596

The Isles are 7-3 when they outshoot their opponents, 2-2 when the shots are even and 4-3 when they are outshot. 

In the Nets

Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves to improve to 11-6 in this year's playoffs and 24-19 in his career. Varlamov is now 6-6 in career overtime games.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves to fall to 13-5 in this year's playoffs and 28-20 in his career, including 7-2 in overtime.

Power Plays

The Isles were 1-3 on the power play in 5:32 of PP time; Tampa Bay was 0-3 on the power play in 6:00 of PP time.

Power Plays by Game

• Game 1: Isles 1-5 (9:44, 10 shots), Tampa Bay 3-6 (7:07,12 shots)

• Game 2: Isles 0-4 (10:22, 13 shots), Tampa Bay 0-3 (6:00, 4 shots)

• Game 3: Isles 0-2 (4:00, 2 shots), Tampa Bay 1-1 (0:39, 1 shot)

• Game 4: Isles 0-3 (5:43,4 shots), Tampa Bay 0-3 (5:43, 8 shots)

• Game 5: Isles 1-3 (5:32,4 shots), Tampa Bay 0-3 (6:00, 8 shots)

• Series: Isles 2-17 (35:21, 33 shots), Tampa Bay 4-16 (25:29, 33 shots)

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• Vs. Florida: Isles 4-16 (23:55; 15 shots), Florida 4-14 (16:51, 21 shots)

• Vs. Washington: Isles 2-22 (34:26, 29 shots), Washington 4-18 (24:57, 20 shots)

• Vs. Philadelphia: Isles 4-21 (37:06, 33 shots), Philadelphia 0-13 (24:09, 11 shots)

• Playoffs:  Power Play: 12-76 (132:48, 110 shots), Penalty Kill 12-62 (91:26, 85 shots)

Three is a Magic Number

The Isles are 10-3 in the playoffs (10-0 in regulation and 0-3 in overtime) when they score at least three goals and 3-5 when they do not. 

Shutting the Door

The Isles are 12-1 when allowing two or fewer goals in this year's playoffs.  

One Goal Games

The Isles are 4-6 in the playoffs in one-goal games (2-3 in regulation and 2-3 in overtime). The Isles are 1-0 in playoff games where an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.

Ice-time Leaders

Isles: Adam Pelech (31:59);  Tampa Bay: Nikita Kucherov (36:19)

Mathew Barzal led Isles forwards with 31:28 of ice-time 

Isles record by ice-time leader: Adam Pelech (7-2), Mathew Barzal (2-1), Nick Leddy (1-1), Ryan Pulock (1-3), Scott Mayfield (2-0), Devon Toews (0-1).

Face-offs

Isles 42, Tampa Bay 34 (55%)  

Brock Nelson won 11 of 18 for the Isles; Anthony Cirelli won 14 of 23 for Tampa Bay.  

Face-offs by Game

• Game 1: Isles 28, Tampa Bay 26 (52%)

• Game 2: Isles 30, Tampa Bay 24 (56%)

• Game 3: Isles 27, Tampa Bay 38 (42%)  

• Game 4: Isles 21, Tampa Bay 34 (38%)  

• Game 5: Isles 42, Tampa Bay 34 (55%)

• Series: Isles 148, Tampa Bay 156 (49%)

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• Vs. Florida:  Isles 106, Florida 127 (45%)

• Vs. Washington: Isles 156, Washington 122 (56%)

• Vs. Tampa Bay: Isles 198, Philadelphia 216 (48%)

• Playoffs: Isles 608, Opponents 621 (49%)

Hit Count

Isles 75 (Cal Clutterbuck -10)

Tampa Bay 70 (Blake Coleman -9)

Hits Game by Game:

• Game 1: Isles 44, Tampa Bay 34

• Game 2: Isles 53, Tampa Bay 44

• Game 3: Isles 44, Tampa Bay 62

• Game 4: Isles 48, Tampa Bay 48

• Game 5: Isles 75, Tampa Bay 70

• Series: Isles 264, Tampa Bay 258

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• Vs. Florida:  Isles 128, Florida 124

• Vs. Washington: Isles 194, Washington 177

• Vs. Philadelphia: Isles 310, Philadelphia 290

• Playoffs: Isles 896, Opponents 849

Fights

There were no fights. Playoff total -4  (Lee -1, Pageau -1, Martin 2)

Blocked Shots

Isles 32 (Johnny Boychuk -6)

Tampa Bay 30 (Erik Cernak -6)

For the Analytics Crowd 

Corsi: All situations: Isles 64, Tampa Bay 84 

Corsi: 5-on-5 Isles 55, Tampa Bay 71

5-on-5 leaders:

Isles:  Cal Clutterbuck +7

Tampa Bay: Nikita Kucherov +21

Corsi Game by Game:

• Game 1 (All) Isles 43, Tampa Bay 47;  (5-on-5) Isles 24, Tampa Bay 28

• Game 2 (All) Isles 59, Tampa Bay 49;  (5-on-5) Isles 33, Tampa Bay 38

• Game 3 (All) Isles 58, Tampa Bay 77;  (5-on-5) Isles 48, Tampa Bay 69

• Game 4 (All) Isles 58, Tampa Bay 61;  (5-on-5) Isles 47, Tampa Bay 42

• Game 5 (All) Isles 64, Tampa Bay 84;  (5-on-5) Isles 55, Tampa Bay 71

• Series: (All) Isles 282, Tampa Bay 318;  (5-on-5) Isles 207, Tampa Bay 248

• Vs Florida (All) Isles 226, Florida 224;  (5-on-5) Isles 174, Florida 168

• Vs Washington: (All) Isles 260, Washington 294; (5-on-5) Isles 190, Washington 212

• Series: (All) Isles 453, Philadelphia 454;  (5-on-5) Isles 382, Philadelphia 412

• Playoffs (All)  Isles 1221, Opponent 1288; (5-on-5) Isles 953, Opponent 1040

Scratches

(Casey Cizikas-left bubble, Tom Kuhnhackl – left bubble), Andrew Ladd, Michael Dal Colle, Ross Johnston, Noah Dobson, Otto Koivula, Thomas Hickey, Sebastian Aho, Christopher Gibson

Playoff games lost: 10. 

Post-Season Late Heroes (Final Two Minutes of Regulation, or Overtime)

• Mathew Barzal – Game 3 vs. Washington (8/18/20) – 4:28 of OT

• Jordan Eberle – Game 5 vs. Tampa Bay (9/15/20) – 32:30 of OT

Post-Season Late Goals Allowed

• Philippe Myers – Game 2 vs. Philadelphia (8/26/20) – 2:41 of OT

• Scott Laughton – Game 5 vs. Philadelphia (9/1/20) – 12:20 of OT

• Ivan Provorov – Game 6 vs. Philadelphia (9/3/20) – 35:03 of OT

• Nikita Kucherov – Game 2 vs Tampa Bay (9/9/20) – 19:51 of 3rd

Playoff Challenges

• Tampa Bay was offside when a goal was scored in the 2nd period of Game 5

Active Islander Playoff Leaders: (As NYI)

Games:

Matt Martin 53

Josh Bailey 51

Casey Cizikas 50

Nick Leddy 47

Brock Nelson 47

Consecutive Games

Matt Martin 53

Nick Leddy 47

Brock Nelson 42

Goals:

Brock Nelson 16

Josh Bailey 10

Anthony Beauvillier 10

Jordan Eberle 9

Anders Lee 8

JG Pageau 8

Mathew Barzal 7

Matt Martin 6

Cal Clutterbuck 6

Nick Leddy 5

Assists:

Josh Bailey 27

Mathew Barzal 16

Jordan Eberle 14

Brock Nelson 13

Devon Toews 12

Nick Leddy 12

Ryan Pulock 11

Points:

Josh Bailey 37

Brock Nelson 27

Jordan Eberle 23

Mathew Barzal 23

Nick Leddy 17

Anthony Beauvillier 16

Anders Lee 15

Penalty Minutes:

Matt Martin 66

Cal Clutterbuck 58

Casey Cizikas 42

PP Goals

Mathew Barzal 3

Anders Lee 3

Ryan Pulock 3

Josh Bailey 2

Anthony Beauvillier 2

Jordan Eberle 2

Brock Nelson 2 

Devon Toews 1

Nick Leddy 1

SH Goals

Josh Bailey 1

 

GW Goals

Brock Nelson 5

Anthony Beauvillier 3

Jordan Eberle 3

Josh Bailey 2

Thomas Hickey 1

Mathew Barzal 1

Leo Komarov 1

Andy Greene 1

Scott Mayfield 1

OT Goals 

Josh Bailey 1

Mathew Barzal 1

Thomas Hickey 1

Jordan Eberle 1

Goaltending

Thomas Greiss  7-8  2.41 GAA, .921 save percentage

Semyon Varlamov 11-6  2.17 GAA, .918 save percentage

Up Next

CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 6 – THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th – 8:00pm 

ISLANDERS VS. TAMPA BAY (AT EDMONTON)  

[NBCSN, 88.7 WRHU-FM, WRCN 103.9FM, ESPN-Radio; 30-minute pre-game and expanded post-game on MSG+]

The Islanders will look to even the series as they play game 6 in Edmonton.

The Isles are 28-21 all-time when facing elimination, including 2-0 this year (Game 7 vs. Philadelphia, Game 5 vs. Tampa Bay), while Tampa Bay has lost five straight games when they have had a chance to clinch a trip to the Stanley Cup Final.

The Lightning are 4-2 all-time when leading a series 3-2; the Isles are 3-8 all-time when trailing 3-2 in a series.  The three Islander series wins when trailing 2-3 were in 1975 vs. Pittsburgh, 1987 vs. Washington and 1993 vs. Pittsburgh (0-3 since beating Pittsburgh in 1993, losing to Toronto (7 games) in 2002, Pittsburgh (6 games) in 2013, and Washington (7 games) in 2015.

Eric Hornick has been the statistician on Islander home game telecasts since January 21, 1982. Information contained in "The Skinny" has been gathered from various sources.  Follow Eric @ehornick on Twitter & on his blog www.nyiskinny.com.

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

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