"The Skinny"
By Eric Hornick
Game 4
Columbus 3, Isles 2 (OT)
Patrik Laine scored 1:49 into overtime as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Islanders 3-2 before 12,937 at Nationwide Arena.
Scott Mayfield and Mathew Barzal scored for the Isles, who allowed a pair of goals 33 seconds apart in the second period to Columbus' Boone Jenner and Cole Sillinger. It was Sillinger's first NHL goal.
The Scoring:
1st Period
No Goals
2nd Period
Scott Mayfield (1) 10:35 NYI 1,CBJ 0
Boone Jenner (3) Oliver Bjorkstrand (3), Jakub Voracek (4) 18:00 NYI 1,CBJ 1 PPG
Cole Sillinger (1) Vladislav Gavrikov (3), Oliver Bjorkstrand (4) 18:33 NYI 1,CBJ 2
3rd Period
Mathew Barzal (2) Noah Dobson (2), Matt Martin (1) 05:03 NYI 2,CBJ 2 OT
Patrik Laine (2) Zach Werenski (3), Oliver Bjorkstrand (5) 01:49 NYI 2,CBJ 3
The Skinny
Mathew Barzal had nine shots on goal and 13 attempts; Anders Lee added six shots and ten attempts in his return to the lineup…The Isles played without Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who was ill…Patrik Laine scored in overtime for the second time this season.
First Times in a Long Time
· Cole Sillinger is the first 18-year-old to score against the Isles since Aaron Ekblad did so for Florida on November 14, 2014.
· Sillinger is the first player to score his first NHL goal against the Isles since Givani Smith did so for Detroit on January 14, 2020.
· Sillinger is the first 18-year-old to score his NHL goal against the Isles since Victor Hedman did so for Tampa Bay on December 9, 2009.
Eighteen-Year-Olds to Score First NHL Goal vs Isles
1984-03-08 Russ Courtnall (Toronto) 18-280
1986-10-11 Jimmy Carson (Los Angeles) 18-083
1988-10-18 Trevor Linden (Vancouver) 18-190
2009-12-05 Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay) 18-352
2021-10-22 Cole Sillinger (Columbus) 18-158
(Thus, Sillinger is the second-youngest player to score his first career goal vs. the Isles, older than only Jimmy Carson. Carson would score 275 NHL goals)
Most Unassisted Goals by an Islander Among First 15 Career Goals
· 5 Ralph Stewart (all in 1973)
· 4 Dale Henry (1985 to 1988)
· 4 Oliver Wahlstrom (all in 2021)
Most Islander Goals in October (2000's)
1. John Tavares 45
2. Brock Nelson 28
3. Alexei Yashin 26
4. Josh Bailey 25
Only 15 players in club history (led by Mike Bossy's 80) have scored at least 25 October goals.
The Long Road (to the New) Home
The Isles are 1-2-1 on their franchise-record 13-game road trip:
· Thu Oct 14 at Carolina L 3-6
· Sat Oct 16 at Florida L 1-5
· Tue Oct 19 at Chicago W 4-1
· Thu Oct 21 at Columbus L 3-2 (ot)
· Sat Oct 23 at Arizona 9:00 PM
· Sun Oct 24 at Vegas 10:00 PM
· Sat Oct 30 at Nashville 1:30 PM
· Thu Nov 04 at Montréal 7:00 PM
· Sat Nov 06 at Winnipeg 7:00 PM
· Sun Nov 07 at Minnesota 8:00 PM
· Thu Nov 11 at New Jersey 7:00 PM
· Mon Nov 15 at Tampa Bay 7:00 PM
· Tue Nov 16 at Florida 7:00 PM
Home and Road
The Isles are 1-2-1 overall; they are 0-0-0 at home and 1-2-1 on the road.
Columbus is 3-1-0 overall; they are 3-0-0 at home and 0-1-0 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 878-637-60-159 in 1,734 games.
Most Coaching Wins
1. Scotty Bowman 1,244
2. Joel Quenneville 966
3. Barry Trotz 878
Most Games Coached
1. Scotty Bowman 2,141
2. Joel Quenneville 1,765
3. Barry Trotz 1,734
Sweet Lou
Lou Lamoriello has the second-highest win total for any general manager in NHL history:
1. David Poile 1,449
2. Lou Lamoriello 1,327
3. Glen Sather 1,319
It All Starts at the Top
Lou Lamoriello and Barry Trotz have 2,205 wins between them. They start each game with more than any other pair in NHL history (David Poile and Peter Laviolette had 2,036 after their last game together). Bill Torrey and Al Arbour had a then-record 1,462 at the end of the 1991-92 season, which was their last season together.
First Things First
The Isles are 1-1-1 when scoring first and are 0-1-0 when allowing the opening goal.
The Shots
Isles 10-16-8-2=36
Columbus 11-8-11-2=32
The Isles are 0-1-1 when they outshoot their opponents, 0-0-0 when the shots are even and 1-1-0 when they are outshot. Under Barry Trotz, the Isles are 65-37-13 when outshot.
In the Nets
Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves; he is 1-2-1 on the season and 0-0-1 vs. Columbus.
Elvis Merzlikins made 34 saves and improves to 3-0-0 on the season and 1-1-0 vs. the Isles.
Special Teams
The Isles were 0-3 on the power play (6:00); Columbus was 1-4 on the power play (7:09).
The Isles are 0-1-0 when they score at least one power play goal and 1-1-1 when they do not. The Isles are 0-1-1 when they allow at least one power play goal and 1-1-0 when they do not.
Three is a Magic Number
The Isles are 1-1-0 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 0-1-1 when they do not. Under Barry Trotz, the Isles are 90-10-11 when scoring three or more.
One-Goal Games
The Isles are 0-0-1 in games decided by a single goal including 0-0 in regulation. They are 0-1 in games decided in overtime and are 0-0 in shootouts. The Isles are 0-0 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.
Back-to-Backs
The Isles will play nineteen back-to-backs this season; the first will be on October 23-24 in Arizona and Vegas.
Under Barry Trotz, the Isles are 21-4-4 (.793) in back-ends. This is by far the best record of any NHL team in back-ends during this stretch. Tampa Bay has the next best record: 20-9-3 (.672).
Ice-time Leaders
Isles: Mathew Barzal (21:31); Columbus: Zach Werenski (25:48)
Mathew Barzal led Isles forwards with 21:31 of ice-time.
Isles record by ice-time leaders: Ryan Pulock (1-1-0), Anthony Beauvillier (0-1-0), Mathew Barzal (0-0-1)
Face-offs
Isles 23, Columbus 23 (50%)
Casey Cizikas won 8 of 12 for the Isles; Boone Jenner won 16 of 23 for Columbus.
The Isles are 1-1-0 when they win more face-offs than the opposition, 0-0-1 when they are tied, and 0-1-0 when they win fewer.
Hit Count
Isles 26 (Matt Martin -5)
Columbus 11 (Sean Kuraly -6)
Fights
There were no fights. Season total: 1 (Martin)
Blocked Shots
Isles 13 (Ryan Pulock and Noah Dobson -3)
Columbus 13 (Andrew Peeke-3)
For the Analytics Crowd
Corsi: All situations: Isles 60, Columbus 56
Corsi: 5-on-5: Isles 48, Columbus 41
5-on-5 leaders:
Isles: Adam Pelech and Anders Lee +10
Columbus: Cole Sillinger +10
High Danger Scoring Chances (per Natural Stat Trick)
All situations: Isles 11, Columbus 11
5-on-5: Isles 10, Columbus 9
Scratches
(JG Pageau), (Semyon Varlomov), Sebastian Aho, Ross Johnston
Games Lost: 8
Iron Man Club
Brock Nelson has played in 305 consecutive games and Ryan Pulock in 255; both have appeared in every game since Barry Trotz became the Isles' coach.
Iron Man
Brock Nelson has passed Bobby Nystrom for the 2nd-longest streak while Ryan Pulock is 8th:
1. Billy Harris 10/7/1972 -11/30/1979 576 (*)
2. Brock Nelson 3/16/2017 – CURRENT 305
3. Bobby Nystrom 1/7/1975 - 11/25/1978 301
4. Anders Lee 1/26/2017 – 3/13/2021 295
5. Mathew Barzal 10/6/2017- 5/3/2021 284
Matt Moulson 10/3/2009 - 4/4/2013 284
7. Denis Potvin 11/29/1975 - 1/17/1979 262
8. Ryan Pulock 12/29/2017 – CURRENT 255
9. John Tavares 10/16/2010 - 12/23/2013 246
10. J.P. Parise 1/7/1975 – 1/7/1978 240 (**)
(*) Start of NHL career.
(**) Entire career with Islanders
Pulock's streak is the 2nd-longest by an Islander defenseman, trailing only Denis Potvin's 262-game streak.
Challenges
Isles: 0 successful, 1 failure
The Isles are 0-0-0 in games that they are successful and 0-1-0 in games that they are unsuccessful.(no goalie interference 10/14 @CAR)
Opponents: 1 successful, 0 failures
The Isles are 0-1-0 in games where opponents' challenges go their way and 0-0-0 in games that go the opponents' way. (goalie interference 10/16 @FLA)
Last Minute Heroes:
The Isles have scored no goals and allowed no goals in the final three minutes of the third period that were either the winning goal or forced overtime:
For: 0
Vs: 0
All-time Islander Leader Boards:
Games Played (skaters)
1. Bryan Trottier 1,123 *** 2. Denis Potvin 1,060 *** 3. Josh Bailey 923…
13. Stefan Persson 622 *** 14. Matt Martin 616 *** 15. Brock Nelson 687 *** 16. Frans Nielsen 606 *** 17. Kenny Jonsson 597 *** 18. Garry Howatt 596 *** 19. John Tonelli and Casey Cizikas 594 …
27. Cal Clutterbuck 532 *** 28. Kyle Okposo 529 *** 29. Anders Lee 523
Goals
1. Mike Bossy 573 *** 2. Bryan Trottier 500 *** 3. Denis Potvin 310 …
11. John Tonelli 206 *** 12. Anders Lee 185 *** 13. Billy Harris 184 *** 14. Brock Nelson 169 *** 15. Ziggy Palffy 168 *** 16. Josh Bailey 162
Assists
1. Bryan Trottier 853 *** 2. Denis Potvin 742 *** 3. Mike Bossy 553 ***
4. Clark Gillies 359 *** 5. Josh Bailey 350…
20. Pierre Turgeon 193 *** 21. Ed Westfall 181 *** 22. Mathew Barzal 176…
26. Jean Potvin 167 *** 27. Jeff Norton 166 *** 28. Ziggy Palffy 163 *** 29. Brock Nelson 160
Points
1. Bryan Trottier 1,353 *** 2. Mike Bossy 1,126 *** 3. Denis Potvin 1,052…
9. Bob Bourne 542 *** 10. Bob Nystrom 513 *** 11. Josh Bailey 512…
20. Ziggy Palffy 331 *** 21. Brock Nelson 328 *** 22. Anders Lee 321
Games Coached
1. Al Arbour 1,500 *** 2. Jack Capuano 483 *** 3. Barry Trotz 210
Coaching Wins
1. Al Arbour 740 *** 2. Jack Capuano 227 *** 3. Barry Trotz 116
On the Farm
Bridgeport is now 0-1-0-2, heading into Friday's game in Springfield. The Islanders will then host the Thunderbirds in their home opener on Saturday.
Season Series Stats
Columbus leads the season series 1 games to 0 (and 2 points to 1). The teams will next play on January 18th at UBS Arena (Columbus is the only division foe that plays only once at UBS Arena this season).
The Isles are 5-2-1 in the last eight games against Columbus
UP NEXT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23rd –ISLANDERS AT ARIZONA 9:00pm
[MSG+ (Pre-game at 8:30, WRHU 88.7 FM, WRCN 103.9FM, ESPN 98.7FM]
Game 5 of this 13-game road trip will be on Saturday as the Isles visit the Coyotes in Glendale, Arizona. . The Coyotes, who lost 5-1 to Edmonton on Thursday, are 0-3-1 on the young season.
The teams split a pair of games during the 2019-2020 season, but the Isles have won only once in their last five trips to Arizona (1-2-2).
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