"The Skinny"
By Eric Hornick
Semi-Finals Game 7
Tampa Bay 1, Isles 0
Tampa Bay wins best-of-7 series, 4-3
The Barn Doors are closed…again.
Yanni Gourde's shorthanded tally early in the second period is the only goal of the game as the Islanders dropped a 1-0 decision to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of their semi-final series before a crowd of 14,805 at AMALIE Arena.
Gourde's goal came on the game's only power play. Gourde becomes the first player in Stanley Cup history to score the only goal of a Game 7 while shorthanded.
Andrei Vaselevskiy made 18 saves to become the first player to record three shutouts in series-clinching wins in a single post-season. The Isles did hold Brayden Point off the board, stopping his goal streak at nine straight games (one shy of Reggie Leach's Stanley Cup record).
Tampa Bay will look to retain the Stanley Cup in the Final against Montreal; that series will begin on Monday in Tampa.
The Scoring:
1st Period
No Goals
2nd Period
Yanni Gourde (5) Anthony Cirelli (6), Alex Killorn (9) 01:49 NYI 0,TBL 1 SHG
3rd Period
No Goals
The Series (Tampa Bay wins, 4-3)
Game 1: Isles 2, Tampa Bay 1
Game 2: Tampa Bay 4, Isles 2
Game 3: Tampa Bay 2, Isles 1
Game 4: Isles 3, Tampa Bay 2
Game 5: Tampa Bay 8, Isles 0
Game 6: Isles 3, Tampa Bay 2 (OT)
Game 7: Tampa Bay 1, Isles 0
The Skinny
The Isles are 1-1 in game 7's under Barry Trotz …The Isles have played 49 playoff games under Barry Trotz, most in the NHL in that span; only Tampa Bay (30) has more wins than the Isles (28). The Lightning will pass the Isles in games played when they play Game 3 of the Final.… The Isles did not lead after the first period in any game in this year's playoffs …The team that scored first did not trail during regulation time in any game in this series…Casey Cizikas continues to lead the Stanley Cup playoffs in face-off percentage, winning 61.2%; he had a losing record in draws only once in this year's playoffs… The Isles are 30-23 when facing elimination, including 3-3 under Barry Trotz… The Isles were shut out in games 5 and 7; they did not score in the final 123:16 on the road in this series…Tampa Bay has not lost consecutive games in either the 2020 or 2021 playoffs…Exactly half of all Game 7s (92 of 184) have been decided by 1-goal; the Isles follow that pattern (5 of 10).
Game 7s
This was the 10th Game 7 in Islander history and the 9th to be contested on the road (including last year vs. Philadelphia as the "Road" team in The Bubble). The Isles are 4-6 in Game 7s.
This was the 9th Game 7 in Lightning history and the 6th to be contested at home. Tampa Bay is 6-3 in Game 7s ( and 4-2 at home). This will be the 6th time the Lightning will play a Game 7 with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final at stake; they are 3-3 in those six games. Jon Cooper is 3-2 in Game 7s, but this was his first win with Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal.
School is Out
The Isles came within five wins of the Stanley Cup; they have not been closer since 1984, when they lost the Final in five games to end the Dynasty.
Closing The Barn
The Isles finish 88-44 all-time in playoff games at the Nassau Coliseum. Like in 2015, the Islanders won a Game 6 to keep the Barn doors open but dropped a 1-goal Game 7.
First Time in a Long Time
The Isles were eliminated in consecutive years by the same opponent for the first time since 1976 and 1977, when they lost in the semi-finals to Montreal.
First Time for Everything
This is the first time that the Isles have ever been shutout in a Game 7 and the first Game 7 in Stanley Cup history where the only goal was scored shorthanded. It was also the first time the Isles played Game 7's in consecutive seasons.
For the History Books
The Isles are the first team in Stanley Cup history to go 19 consecutive games in a single playoff year without leading after the first period. The last playoff game that the Isles led after 20 minutes was Game 5 vs. Tampa Bay last season.
Most Goals vs Isles in a Series
• 7 Dale Hunter 1993 (Wsh)
• 6 Al Iafrate 1993 (Wsh)
• 6 Rick MacLeish, 1975 (Phi)
• 6 Gilbert Perrault, 1980 (Buf)
• 6 Brayden Point, 2021 (TB)
Most Wins After Allowing the First Goal (Isles)
• 8 1980
• 6 1977
• 6 1993
• 6 2021
• 5 1981
• 5 1983
• 5 1984
Brock Best
Brock Nelson has 23 playoff goals for the Islanders, more than any Isles in the 2000s:
• Brock Nelson 23
• Josh Bailey 16
• Anthony Beauvillier 15
• Mathew Barzal 13
• Jordan Eberle 13
• J-G Pageau 11
• John Tavares 11
• Cal Clutterbuck 10
Nelson's 23 goals are ninth in Islander history, one ahead of Duane Sutter and one behind Brent Sutter. The nine players ahead of Nelson won a combined 34 Stanley Cup rings for the Isles. Nelson has scored more playoffs goals for the Isles than any other US-born player.
Hey, Josh Bailey!
Josh Bailey has 34 playoff assists for the Islanders, more than any Isles in the 2000s:
• Josh Bailey 34
• Mathew Barzal 25
• Jordan Eberle 21
• Nick Leddy 18
• Brock Nelson 18
• Anthony Beauvillier 14
• Ryan Pulock 13
• JG Pageau 13
Bailey's 34 assists are good for 11th in Islander history and are one assist shy of Brent Sutter's 10th place total (35). The ten players ahead of Bailey won a combined 38 Stanley Cup rings for the Isles.
Bailey also has 50 playoff points for the Islanders, more than any Isles in the 2000s:
• Josh Bailey 50
• Brock Nelson 41
• Mathew Barzal 38
• Jordan Eberle 34
• Anthony Beauvillier 29
• J-G Pageau 24
• Nick Leddy 23
Bailey's 50 points are 12th in Islander history and are two points shy of Duane Sutter's 11th place total (52). The eleven players ahead of Bailey won a combined 42 Stanley Cup rings for the Isles.
Hometown Hero
Kyle Palmieri had seven goals in 19 games this spring.
Only five players have scored more goals for the Isles in their first playoff run with the team:
• Ray Ferraro 13 (1993)
• Steve Thomas 9 (1993)
• Patrick Flatley 9 (1984)
• JG Pageau 8 (2020)
• JP Parise 8 (1975)
Young Mr. Dobson
Noah Dobson is the second defenseman in Isles history to record at least seven playoff assists before his 22nd birthday. You may remember the other: Denis Potvin had nine assists in 17 games in 1975.
With seven assists, Dobson is one behind Ryan Pulock and Devon Toews' total of eight assists last summer for the most by an Islander defenseman in a single post-season in the Post-Cup Era.
• Ryan Pulock 8 (2020)
• Devon Toews 8 (2020)
• Noah Dobson 7 (2021)
• Roman Hamrlik 6 (2002)
• Dennis Vaske 6 (1993)
• Vladimir Malakhov 6 (1993)
• Nick Leddy 6 (2021)
Pageau, Pageau, Pageau
JG Pageau had ten assists this spring; it is the fourth-highest total by an Islander in a single post-season in the Post-Cup Era.
• Josh Bailey 18 (2020)
• Mathew Barzal 12 (2020)
• Derek King 11 (1993)
• JG Pageau 10 (2021)
Familiar Foes
This was the fourth all-time playoff meeting between the teams:
• 2004- Conference Quarter-Finals. Tampa Bay won series 4 games to 1.
• 2016- 2nd Round. Tampa Bay won series 4 games to 1.
• 2020- Conference Finals. Tampa Bay won series 4 games to 2.
• 2021- Semi- Finals. Tampa Bay won series 4 games to 3.
Heavy Hitters
Cal Clutterbuck leads all players in this year's playoffs with 96 hits, Matt Martin is second with 90, Leo Komarov is third with 73 hits and Ryan Pulock is tied-fourth with 70 hits. The Isles lead all teams with 779 hits.
Barry and Al
Barry Trotz is only the second 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. Trotz has won a playoff series in seven consecutive years (four with Washington and three with the Isles). Arbour did that from 1979-1985 (all with Isles) – no one had done it since, until Trotz came along.
Lou and Bill
Lou Lamoriello's win vs. Boston was his 31st playoff series win as a General Manager, which is second all-time to Glen Sather (41). Bill Torrey is third with 28 playoff series wins. Lamoriello was named the winner of the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award for the second straight season.
Led/Tied/Trailed
Game 1: Led: 27:28, Tied: 32:32, Trailed: 0:00
Game 2: Led: 0:00, Tied 28:43, Trailed 31:17
Game 3: Led: 0:00, Tied 12:44, Trailed 47:16
Game 4: Led: 34:30, Tied: 25:30, Trailed: 0:00
Game 5: Led: 0:00, Tied: 0:45, Trailed 59:15
Game 6: Led: 0:00. Tied: 25:54, Trailed 35:14
Game 7: Led: 0:00. Tied: 21:49, Trailed 38:11
Series: Led: 61:58, Tied: 147:57, Trailed: 211:13
Vs Boston: Led: 105:51, Tied: 197:54, Trailed: 74:39
Vs. Pittsburgh Led: 66:48, Tied: 158:11, Trailed: 177:22
Total: Led: 233:37, Tied: 504:02, Trailed: 463:14
The Lightning did not trail in regulation time in five games in this series (2-3-5-6-7); in 2020 the Isles trailed for a total of 8.8 seconds in games 2-3-5-6 vs. Tampa Bay but lost the series.
Playoffs All-Time
The Isles fall to 172-141 in 313 all-time playoff games. They are 95-53 at home (88-44 at the Coliseum, 2-5 at Barclays, 5-2 in Toronto and 1-2 in Edmonton) and 76-88 on the road. In this year's playoffs, the Isles are 6-3 at home and 5-5 on the road.
Coach Trotz
Barry Trotz is second among active coaches, trailing only Joel Quenneville, in both wins and games. Trotz' NHL record is 877-635-60-158 in 1,730 games.
Most Coaching Wins
1. Scotty Bowman 1,244
2. Joel Quenneville 962
3. Barry Trotz 877
Most Games Coached
1. Scotty Bowman 2,141
2. Joel Quenneville 1,761
3. Barry Trotz 1,730
Coach Trotz (Playoffs)
Barry Trotz has now coached 162 playoff games (83-79). His 162 games is 10th all-time (Mike Babcock is 9th with 164) while his 83 wins pass are 11th (Ken Hitchcock is 10th with 86). 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 Coaching Wins (active coaches)
1. Joel Quenneville 121
2. Darryl Sutter 89
3. Barry Trotz 83
4. Alain Vigneault 78
Most Playoff Games Coached (active coaches)
1. Joel Quenneville 225
2. Darryl Sutter 170
3. Barry Trotz 162
4. Alain Vigneault 155
Most playoff wins by Islander coaches:
• Al Arbour 119
• Barry Trotz 28
• 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 49
• 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)
• Barry Trotz 7 (7-6)
• Jack Capuano 4 (4-5)
• Terry Simpson 3 (3-0)
• 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 (1-1)
• Jack Capuano 0 (0-1)
• Peter Laviolette 0 (0-1)
Most playoff series wins:
• Al Arbour 29
• Barry Trotz 6
• Jack Capuano 1
• Terry Simpson 1
First Things First
The Isles are 5-1 when scoring first and are 6-7 when allowing the first goal in the playoffs.
The Shots
Isles 5-6-7=18
Tampa Bay 15-12-4=31
Shots by Game
• Game 1: Isles 31, Tampa Bay 31
• Game 2: Isles 26, Tampa Bay 33
• Game 3: Isles 28, Tampa Bay 25
• Game 4: Isles 30, Tampa Bay 30
• Game 5: Isles 21, Tampa Bay 40
• Game 6: Isles 28, Tampa Bay 24
• Game 7: Isles 18, Tampa Bay 31
• Series: Isles 182, Tampa Bay 214
• Vs. Boston: Isles 172, Boston 221
• Vs: Pittsburgh: Isles 188, Pittsburgh 231
• Total Isles 542, Opponents 666
The Isles are 3-2 when they outshoot their opponents, 2-0 when the shots are even, and 6-6 when they are outshot.
In the Nets
Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves but falls to 7-7 in the 2021 playoffs and 31-27 in his playoff career.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 18 saves to improve to 12-6 in this year's playoffs and 45-28 in his career.
Power Plays
The Isles were 0-1 on the power play in 2:00 of PP time (allowing a shorthanded goal); Tampa Bay did not have a power play.
Power Plays by Game
• Game 1: Isles 0-3 (6:00, 5 shots), Tampa Bay 1-2 (2:44, 4 shots)
• Game 2: Isles 1-4 (6:20, 7 shots), Tampa Bay 1-5 (9:08, 8 shots)
• Game 3: Isles 0-1 (2:00, 1 shot), Tampa Bay 0-1 (2:00, 1 shot)
• Game 4: Isles 0-3 (5:12, 4 shots), Tampa Bay 0-1 (2:00, 0 shots)
• Game 5: Isles 0-2 (3:19, 1 shot), Tampa Bay 3-6 (9:39, 9 shots)
• Game 6: Isles 0-3 (4:00, 3 shots), Tampa Bay 0-2 (3:02, 5 shots)
• Game 7: Isles 0-1 (2:00, 3 shots), Tampa Bay 0-0 (0:00, 0 shots)
• Series: Isles 1-17 (28:51, 24 shots), Tampa Bay 5-17 (28:33, 27 shots)
• Vs. Boston: Isles 6-16 (27:39, 23 shots), Boston 7-14 (19:44, 28 shots)
• Vs. Pittsburgh: Isles 3-16 (27:00, 15 shots), Pittsburgh 3-12 (18:54, 19 shots)
• Total: Power Play 10-49 (83:30, 62 shots), Penalty Kill 15-43 (67:11, 74 shots)
Three is a Magic Number
The Isles are 10-1 in the playoffs (6-1 in regulation and 4-0 in overtime) when they score at least three goals and 1-7 when they do not.
Shutting the Door
The Isles are 7-4 when allowing two or fewer goals in this year's playoffs.
One Goal Games
The Isles are 7-5 in the playoffs in one-goal games (3-4 in regulation and 4-1 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: Nick Leddy (23:53); Tampa Bay: Victor Hedman (24:14)
Mathew Barzal led Isles forwards with 21:08 of ice-time
Isles record by ice-time leader: Adam Pelech (5-0), Nick Leddy (2-6), Ryan Pulock (2-2), Scott Mayfield (2-0)
Face-offs
Isles 18, Tampa Bay 18 (50%)
Brock Nelson won 6 of 9 for the Isles; Tyler Johnson won 4 of 5 for Tampa Bay.
Face-offs by Game
• Game 1: Isles 28, Tampa Bay 18 (61%)
• Game 2: Isles 27, Tampa Bay 24 (53%)
• Game 3: Isles 23, Tampa Bay 26 (47%)
• Game 4: Isles 27, Tampa Bay 21 (56%)
• Game 5: Isles 27, Tampa Bay 28 (49%)
• Game 6: Isles 28, Tampa Bay 20 (58%)
• Game 7: Isles 18, Tampa Bay 18 (50%)
• Series: Isles 178, Tampa Bay 155 (53%)
• Vs. Boston: Isles 165, Boston 168 (49%)
• Vs. Pittsburgh: Isles 181, Pittsburgh 164 (52%)
• Total: Isles 524, Opponents 487 (52%)
Hit Count
Isles 49 (Cal Clutterbuck-8)
Tampa Bay 48 (Two with 6)
Hits Game by Game:
• Game 1: Isles 40, Tampa Bay 41
• Game 2: Isles 37, Tampa Bay 32
• Game 3: Isles 39, Tampa Bay 26
• Game 4: Isles 36, Tampa Bay 42
• Game 5: Isles 40, Tampa Bay 41
• Game 6: Isles 34, Tampa Bay 25
• Game 7: Isles 49, Tampa Bay 48
• Series: Isles 275, Tampa Bay 255
• Vs. Boston Isles 231, Boston 221
• Vs: Pittsburgh: Isles 273, Pittsburgh 224
• Total: Isles 779, Opponents 700
Blocked Shots
Isles 8 (Matt Martin-3)
Tampa Bay 21 (Two with 5)
For the Analytics Crowd
Corsi: All situations: Isles 50, Tampa Bay 47
Corsi: 5-on-5 Isles 39, Tampa Bay 45
5-on-5 leaders:
Isles: Mathew Barzal +7
Tampa Bay: Blake Coleman +12
High Danger Chances:
All situations: Isles 6, Tampa Bay 11
5-on-5: Isles 5, Tampa Bay 10
Corsi Game by Game:
• Game 1: (All) Isles 45, Tampa Bay 55; (5-on-5) Isles 35, Tampa Bay 38
• Game 2: (All) Isles 44, Tampa Bay 57; (5-on-5) Isles 29, Tampa Bay 38
• Game 3: (All) Isles 62, Tampa Bay 42; (5-on-5) Isles 56, Tampa Bay 47
• Game 4: (All) Isles 52, Tampa Bay 61; (5-on-5) Isles 44, Tampa Bay 53
• Game 5: (All) Isles 44, Tampa Bay 56; (5-on-5) Isles 34, Tampa Bay 43
• Game 6: (All) Isles 60, Tampa Bay 46; (5-on-5) Isles 49, Tampa Bay 40
• Game 7: (All) Isles 50, Tampa Bay 47; (5-on-5) Isles 39, Tampa Bay 45
• Series: (All) Isles 357, Tampa Bay 364; (5-on-5) Isles 286, Tampa Bay 304
• Vs. Boston: (All) Isles 312, Boston 414; (5-on-5) Isles 264, Boston 355
• Vs. Pittsburgh: (All) Isles 303, Pittsburgh 411; (5-on-5) Isles 257, Pittsburgh 367
• Total(All) Isles 972, Opponents 1,189; (5-on-5) Isles 807, Opponents 1,026
High-Danger Game by Game:
• Game 1: (All) Isles 10, Tampa Bay 14; (5-on-5) Isles 9, Tampa Bay 8
• Game 2: (All) Isles 12, Tampa Bay 15; (5-on-5) Isles 8, Tampa Bay 7
• Game 3: (All) Isles 15, Tampa Bay 6; (5-on-5) Isles 14, Tampa Bay 6
• Game 4: (All) Isles 10, Tampa Bay 9; (5-on-5) Isles 7, Tampa Bay 8
• Game 5: (All) Isles 12, Tampa Bay 14; (5-on-5) Isles 8, Tampa Bay 11
• Game 6: (All) Isles 4, Tampa Bay 10; (5-on-5) Isles 2, Tampa Bay 7
• Game 7: (All) Isles 6, Tampa Bay 11; (5-on-5) Isles 5, Tampa Bay 10
• Series: (All) Isles 69, Tampa Bay 80; (5-on-5) Isles 53, Tampa Bay 57
• Vs. Boston: (All) Isles 55, Boston 72; (5-on-5) Isles 42, Boston 54
• Vs. Pittsburgh:(All) Isles 66, Pittsburgh 72; (5-on-5) Isles 52, Pittsburgh 55
• Total (All) Isles 190, Opponents 224; (5-on-5) Isles 147, Opponents 166
Scratches
(Anders Lee), (Oliver Wahlstrom), Cory Schneider, Sebastian Aho, Braydon Coburn, Kieffer Bellows, Ross Johnston, Michael Dal Colle, Thomas Hickey, Austin Czarnik
Playoff games lost: 33
Post-Season Late Heroes (Final Two Minutes of Regulation, or Overtime)
• Kyle Palmieri (16:30 of OT on 5/16 vs. Pittsburgh – Game 1)
• Josh Bailey (20:51 of OT on 5/24 vs. Pittsburgh – Game 5)
• Casey Cizikas (14:48 of OT on 5/31 vs. Boston – Game 2)
• Anthony Beauvillier (1:08 of OT on 6/23 vs. Tampa Bay – Game 6)
Post-Season Late Goals Allowed
• Brad Marchand (3:36 of OT on 6/3 vs. Boston – Game 3)
Playoff Challenges
• Isles: Lost a goalie interference challenge (6/5 vs Boston; Bruins did not score on subsequent PP)
• Opponents: Lost an offsides challenge (6/19 by Tampa: Isles did not score on subsequent PP)
Most OT Wins in a Year (Isles)
• 6 1980
• 4 1982
• 4 1993
• 4 2021
Most Overtime Wins in a Series
• 3 vs. Washington (1993)
• 3 vs. Florida (2016)
• 2 vs. Toronto (1978)
• 2 vs. Rangers (1979)
• 2 vs. Boston (1980)
• 2 vs. Philadelphia (1980)
• 2 vs. New Jersey (1988)
• 2 vs. Pittsburgh (2021)
Overtime is Our Time
The Isles are 40-22 (.645) all-time in overtime, including 20-13 at home. The Isles are 4-1 in overtime this season; they have gone 11-9 in 20 overtime games since 2015. The Isles have re-gained their title as the best overtime team in Stanley Cup history after being passed by Tampa Bay last season.
Overtime vs. Tampa Bay
The Isles are 2-4 all-time in playoff overtime games vs. Tampa Bay; the goals by Martin St. Louis and Anthony Cirelli clinched series and the Lightning went on to win the Stanley Cup.
04/16/04 @ Martin St. Louis L TB 00:04:07 Tampa
05/03/16 Vs Brian Boyle L TB 00:02:48 Brooklyn
05/06/16 Vs Jason Garrison L TB 00:01:34 Brooklyn
09/15/20 @ Jordan Eberle W TB 00:32:30 Edmonton
09/17/20 Vs Anthony Cirelli L TB 00:13:18 Edmonton
06/23/21 Vs Anthony Beauvillier W TB 00:01:08 Nassau Coliseum
Active Islander Playoff Leaders: (As NYI)
Games:
Matt Martin 73
Josh Bailey 71
Casey Cizikas 69
Nick Leddy 67
Brock Nelson 67
Consecutive Games
Matt Martin 73
Nick Leddy 67
Brock Nelson 62
Goals:
Brock Nelson 23
Josh Bailey 16
Anthony Beauvillier 15
Mathew Barzal 13
Jordan Eberle 13
J-G Pageau 11
Cal Clutterbuck 10
Anders Lee 8
Kyle Palmieri 7
Ryan Pulock 7
Matt Martin 7
Assists:
Josh Bailey 34
Mathew Barzal 25
Jordan Eberle 21
Nick Leddy 18
Brock Nelson 18
Anthony Beauvillier 14
Ryan Pulock 13
J-G Pageau 13
Points:
Josh Bailey 50
Brock Nelson 41
Mathew Barzal 38
Jordan Eberle 34
Anthony Beauvillier 29
J-G Pageau 24
Nick Leddy 23
Ryan Pulock 20
Penalty Minutes:
Matt Martin 109
Cal Clutterbuck 70
Casey Cizikas 44
PP Goals
Anthony Beauvillier 4
Mathew Barzal 4
Jordan Eberle 4
Ryan Pulock 3
Josh Bailey 3
Anders Lee 3
Brock Nelson 3
Nick Leddy 1
Oliver Wahlstrom 1
Nick Leddy 1
Kyle Palmieri 1
SH Goals
Josh Bailey 1
GW Goals
Brock Nelson 7
Anthony Beauvillier 4
Ryan Pulock 3
Jordan Eberle 3
Josh Bailey 3
Mathew Barzal 2
Thomas Hickey 1
Leo Komarov 1
Andy Greene 1
Scott Mayfield 1
Kyle Palmieri 1
Casey Cizikas 1
Matt Martin 1
OT Goals
Josh Bailey 2
Mathew Barzal 1
Thomas Hickey 1
Jordan Eberle 1
Kyle Palmieri 1
Casey Cizikas 1
Anthony Beauvillier 1
Goaltending
Semyon Varlamov 18-14 2.30 GAA, .922 save percentage
Ilya Sorokin 4-1 2.94 GAA, .921 save percentage
(Varlamov's 18 wins leave him in second place in club history. Only Billy Smith (88) has more playoff wins. Among goalies who have played at least ten post-season games, Varly has the best goals against average and best save percentage in club history.)
UP NEXT
• Expansion Draft (July 21st)
• Entry Draft (July 23rd-24th )
It will be a short summer for the Islanders; NHL Opening Night is tentatively scheduled for October 12th – just 109 days from now.
AND FINALLY…
56 regular season and 19 playoff games makes 75 games in 5 months and 13 days. With everything that went on, one thing was consistent. All 75 games were followed by The Skinny, making yet another perfect season, at least in attendance. The Skinny streak is 757 consecutive games (including playoffs). I hope to hit the 800 mark just before I celebrate my 40th anniversary of Islander television on January 21st.
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
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