The Skinny: Tampa Bay 2, Isles 1 (OT). Tampa Bay wins series in 6 games.

"The Skinny"

By Eric Hornick

Eastern Conference Final Game 6

Tampa  Bay 2, Isles 1 (OT)

Tampa Bay wins best-of-7 series, 4-2

Anthony Cirelli banked the winning goal off the post and then off the back of Semyon Varlamov's skate at 13:18 of overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated the Islanders with a 2-1 win in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final at Rogers Place in Edmonton.  

Tampa Bay win the Prince of Wales Trophy as the Eastern Conference champion and will face Dallas for the Stanley Cup.

The Scoring: 

1st Period

Devon Toews (2) Anders Lee (4), Mathew Barzal (12) 04:15 NYI 1,TBL 0 

Victor Hedman (9 Erik Cernak (4), Nikita Kucherov (20) 06:28 NYI 1,TBL 1

2nd Period

No Goals

3rd Period

No Goals

OT

Anthony Cirelli (3) Barclay Goodrow (4) Alex Killorn (4) 13:18 NYI 1, TBL 2

The Series (Tampa Bay wins, 4-2)

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: Tampa Bay 2, Isles 1 (OT) 

The Skinny 

Anthony Cirelli recorded his first career overtime goal while Barclay Goodrow and Alex Killorn each picked up their second OT points…. Nick Leddy played his 48th 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 nine playoff goals; it was the first Tampa goal in 74:58…Nikita Kucherov assisted on the Hedman goal, giving him 10 points in the series (2-8-10)…Tampa had lost five straight games when a win would have put them in the Stanley Cup Final….For the second straight game, 17  of the 18 skaters had a hit in this game…Noah Dobson replaced Adam Pelech in the lineup and played 12:55 in his playoff debut; he is the first 20-year-old to appear in a playoff game for the Isles since Darius Kasparaitis and Steve Junker did so in 1993...The Isles dressed seven defenseman for the second straight game; prior to Game 5 the Isles had not dressed seven d-men in a playoff game since April 14, 1987 …Devon Toews' goal  was the 11th by an Islander defenseman – most since the D scored 17 in 1983….… Matt Martin had two hits; he leads the playoffs with 103 hits (10 more than Ryan Reaves and 13 more than Jamie Oleksiak).  Martin is the 9th NHLer to record 100 hits in a post-season…Cal Clutterbuck had 12 hits, giving him 22 in the last 2 days.  Clutterbuck tied Martin and Gabriel Landeskog (COL) for the most hits in a game in this year's post-season…The Isles killed 14 of 15 over the final five games, including an Andy Green double-minor that included the first 3:37 of overtime…Devon Toews scored the only Islander goal in a 2-1 loss that opened the regular season on October 4th; 349 days later Devon Toews scored the only Islander goal in a 2-1 loss…Mathew Barzal's assist gave him 24 points in 30 career playoff games.  Denis Potvin (33) and Mike Bossy (30) and the only Isles with more points through 30 career playoff games…Semyon Varlamov set a career playoff high with 46 saves; it is the most saves by an Islander goalie facing elimination since Kelly Hrudey stopped 73 in the Easter Epic.  The Isles were outshot 48-27; it is the first time since Game 7 vs. Pittsburgh in 1993 that the Isles have been outshot by at least 21 shots.

What a Series

The Lightning advanced to the Final despite leading for only 8.8 seconds in Games 2, 3, 5 and 6 combined.  The Isles scored first in games 2-6; it's the first time since 1982 that they have scored first in five straight playoff  games.

School is Out

The Isles fall to 28-22 all-time when facing elimination, including 2-1 this year (wins in Game 7 vs. Philadelphia and Game 5 vs. Tampa Bay)

Sudden Death

This was the 4th time that the Isles were eliminated on an overtime goal.  Lanny Mc Donald (Toronto-1978), Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay -2004) and Brooks Orpik (Pittsburgh-2013) scored the other season-ending goals.

A Special Summer

The Isles 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

The Isles established a club record by playing in their 22nd playoff game in 2020:

• 2020 – 22

• 1980 – 21

• 1984 – 21

• 1983 – 20

• 1982 – 19

• 1981 – 19

Lucky Seven

Seven different Islanders scored at least five goals in The Bubble.

• 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 57 career Stanley Cup games. Among active players who have played 57 or fewer games, only Jake Guentzel has scored more goals:

• Jake Guentzel 25 goals in 45 games

• JG Pageau 20 goals in 57 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)

A Dozen to the Good

Scott Mayfield was -1 to finish the playoffs +12.

No Isle had 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.

JG Pageau, Josh Bailey, and Nick Leddy all finished +8 or higher.

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 had 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 12 (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 had 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 18 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 had 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) 

• Mathew Barzal 17 (2020) 

• Steve Thomas 17 (1993)

Thanks for the Help

Ryan Pulock and Devon Toews each had 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 and Devon Toews each had 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 10 (2020)-1 today

• Vladimir Malakhov 9 (1993)

Brock Best

Brock Nelson now has 16 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 was the 3rd meeting of the Isles and Tampa Bay in the playoffs; the Lightning have won all three  series (2004 Conference Quarter-Final and 2016 Round 2, both in 5 games and 2020).  

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 Usually Our Time

The Isles are 36-21 (.632) all-time in overtime, including 19-12 (.613) at home. Both percentages are 2nd-best (to Tampa Bay) in NHL history. The Isles are 2-4 in overtime this season; they have gone 7-8 in fourteen overtime games since 2015.

Overtime vs. Tampa Bay

The Isles are 1-4 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

• 09/17/20 Vs(Edm)Anthony Cirelli  L TB 13:18 

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

Game 6: Led 2:13, Tied 71:05, Trailed 0:00

Series:    Led: 55:00, Tied:267:26, 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 161-133 in 294 all-time playoff games.  They are 90-50 at home (including 2-5 at Barclays, 5-2 in Toronto and 1-2 in Edmonton) and 71-83 on the road. In this year's playoffs, the Isles are 6-4 when they are the home team (5-2 in Toronto and 1-2 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 13-9 in the playoffs, the Isles won 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 143 playoff games (72-71).  His 143 games are tied for 12th with 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 30

• 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 (3-5)

• 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 9-5 when scoring first and are 4-4 when allowing the first goal in the playoffs.

The Shots

Isles              6-6-9-6=27

Tampa Bay   17-10-15-6=48

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

• Game 6: Isles 27, Tampa Bay 48

• Series:  Isles 167, Tampa Bay 213

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• Vs. Florida: Isles 122, Florida 103

• Vs. Washington: Isles 136, Washington 124

• Vs. Philadelphia: Isles 236, Philadelphia 204

• Playoffs: Isles 661, Opponents 644

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

In the Nets

Semyon Varlamov made 46 saves but falls to 11-7 in this year's playoffs and 24-20 in his career. Varlamov is now 6-7 in 13 career overtime games.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 26 saves to improve to 14-5 in this year's playoffs and 29-20 in his career, including 8-2 in overtime.

Power Plays

The Isles were 0-2 on the power play in 4:00 of PP time; Tampa Bay was 0-5 on the power play in 10:00 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)

• Game 6: Isles 0-2 (4:00, 1 shot), Tampa Bay 0-5 (10:00, 5 shots)

• Series: Isles 2-19 (39:21, 34 shots), Tampa Bay 4-21 (35:29, 38 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: 12-78 (136:48, 111 shots), Penalty Kill 12-67 (101:26, 90 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 3-6 when they do not. 

Shutting the Door

The Isles are 12-2 when allowing two or fewer goals in this year's playoffs.  

One Goal Games

The Isles are 4-7 in the playoffs in one-goal games (2-3 in regulation and 2-4 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: Ryan Pulock (26:39);  Tampa Bay: Victor Hedman (30:41)

Mathew Barzal led Isles forwards with 24:54 of ice-time 

Isles record by ice-time leader: Adam Pelech (7-2), Mathew Barzal (2-1), Nick Leddy (1-1), Ryan Pulock (1-4), Scott Mayfield (2-0), Devon Toews (0-1).

Face-offs

Isles 37, Tampa Bay 31 (54%)  

JG Pageau won 22 of 35 for the Isles; Yanni Gourde won 7 of 13 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%)

• Game 6: Isles 37, Tampa Bay 31 (54%)

• Series: Isles 185, Tampa Bay 187 (50%)

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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 645, Opponents 652 (50%)

Hit Count

Isles 62 (Cal Clutterbuck -12)

Tampa Bay 40 (Blake Coleman -8)

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

• Game 6: Isles 62, Tampa Bay 40

• Series: Isles 326, Tampa Bay 298

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• Vs. Florida:  Isles 128, Florida 124

• Vs. Washington: Isles 194, Washington 177

• Vs. Philadelphia: Isles 310, Philadelphia 290

• Playoffs: Isles 958, Opponents 889

Fights

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

Blocked Shots

Isles 35 (JG Pageau and Johnny Boychuk -6)

Tampa Bay 30 (Erik Cernak -6)

For the Analytics Crowd 

Corsi: All situations: Isles 64, Tampa Bay 103 (including 39-17 Tampa in the first period) 

Corsi: 5-on-5 Isles 56, Tampa Bay 84

5-on-5 leaders:

Isles:  Jordan Eberle +1

Tampa Bay: Victor Hedman +24

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

• Game 6 (All) Isles 64, Tampa Bay 103;  (5-on-5) Isles 56, Tampa Bay 84

• Series: (All) Isles 346, Tampa Bay 421;  (5-on-5) Isles 263, Tampa Bay 332

• 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 1285, Opponent 1391; (5-on-5) Isles 1009, Opponent 1124

Scratches

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

Playoff games lost: 13. 

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

• Anthony Cirelli – Game 6 vs. Tampa Bay (9/17/20) – 13:18 of OT

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 54

Josh Bailey 52

Casey Cizikas 50

Nick Leddy 48

Brock Nelson 48

Consecutive Games

Matt Martin 54

Nick Leddy 48

Brock Nelson 43

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 17

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 24

Nick Leddy 17

Anthony Beauvillier 16

Anders Lee 16

Devon Toews 15

Penalty Minutes:

Matt Martin 66

Cal Clutterbuck 60

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 11-7  2.14 GAA, .921 save percentage

Up Next

NHL DRAFT  October 6-7

The Isles do not currently have a pick in the first two rounds (both traded to Ottawa for JG Pageau). The Isles own their own picks in Rounds 3- 7.

And Finally…

68 regular season and 22 playoff games makes 90 games in 11 months and 13 days. With everything that went on, one thing was consistent. All 90 games were followed by The Skinny, making yet another perfect season, at least in attendance.  The Skinny streak is 682 consecutive games (including playoffs).  I hope to extend the streak sometime soon.

Thanks to my very understanding family for their support and thanks to everyone for reading and commenting on The Skinny all year round!

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