"The Skinny"
By Eric Hornick
Game 62
Isles 7, San Jose 2
Noah Dobson scored :19 into play and the Isles led the rest of the way, as they scored four goals in a 5:01 span of the second period and earned a 7-2 victory over the Sharks before a crowd of 10,077 at SAP Center at San Jose.
Brock Nelson had three assists for the Isles, who had points from 13 different players. Nelson, along with linemates Bo Horvat and Mathew Barzal, all went +4. The Isles also got five points from their defense for the second straight game.
The Isles are 9-5-3 under Patrick Roy and 28-20-14 overall as they climb within two points of both Detroit and Tampa Bay in the Wild Card race; they also remain four points behind Philadelphia for third place in the Metro Division. Since the Isles have two games in hand over Tampa Bay, they actually moved ahead of the Bolts in points percentage (.565 to .563)
After off days Friday and Saturday, the Isles continue their four-game road trip with games in Anaheim on Sunday and Los Angeles on Monday.
The Scoring:
1st Period
Noah Dobson (8) Jean-Gabriel Pageau (18), Anders Lee (11) 00:19 NYI 1,SJS 0
Alexander Romanov (7) Bo Horvat (30), Brock Nelson (24) 18:31 NYI 2,SJS 0
2nd Period
Thomas Bordeleau (2) William Eklund (19), Fabian Zetterlund (13) 02:45 NYI 2,SJS 1 PPG
Bo Horvat (25) 11:24 NYI 3,SJS 1
Mike Hoffman (10) Givani Smith (3) 11:49 NYI 3,SJS 2
Kyle MacLean (3) Matt Martin (2), Adam Pelech (11) 12:04 NYI 4,SJS 2
Mathew Barzal (20) Brock Nelson (25) 14:21 NYI 5,SJS 2
Sebastian Aho (2) Bo Horvat (31), Brock Nelson (26) 16:25 NYI 6,SJS 2
3rd Period
Anders Lee (17) Pierre Engvall (13), Ryan Pulock (8) 08:08 NYI 7,SJS 2 PPG
The Skinny
The Isles are 8-3-2 since the All-Star Break and have won four straight in regulation for the first time since Oct-Nov 2022 … Since Christmas, the Isles are 6-4-3 at home and 6-7-2 on the road; the Isles have won three straight road games for the first time since early last season …The Isles scored the first goal for the fourth time in five games and scored within the first 19 seconds for the 22nd time in their history.… The Isles' defense has 48 points during Patrick Roy (10-38-48) and have 38 points in the last 13 games (9-29-38)…The Isles have outscored their opponents 54-38 in the first period (fewest allowed in NHL), but have been outscored 84-67 in the second period (have allowed the most 2nd period goals in NHL) and 79-69 in the third period and overtime this season…The Isles have been outscored 46-28 in the second period since the Christmas break and have allowed at least two goals in 16 of the 29 games; only New Jersey has allowed more 2nd period goals over that span …The Isles are 20-3-9 when they score the opening goal …Mathew Barzal is now 20-46-66; they are his highest totals in each category since his rookie season (22-63-85 in 2017-18). Barzal now has 32 primary assists while Noah Dobson had 32 primary assists; Dobson leads all NHL defensemen in that category… The Isles have won five straight games for the first time since a five-game streak October 26-November 3, 2022 …..The Isles are eight games over NHL-.500 for the first time since a win over Arizona on January 4th improved their record to 18-10-10; this matches a season high (+8) ….The Isles have scored at least five goals six times in the last eleven games…Mathew Barzal extended his point streak to six games (3-4-7) …Ilya Sorokin has won five straight and is now 8-1-2 in his last eleven decisions… Sorokin has allowed just ten goals in his win streak (5-0-0, 1.98 GAA, .921 save percentage)…Noah Dobson and Brock Nelson extended their point streaks to four games (Nelson had three assists for his first three point game of the season); Anders Lee, Bo Horvat and Jean-Gabriel Pageau all have three game point streaks…The Isles were nine points behind Tampa Bay when they began play last Monday in Dallas, but now trail Tampa Bay by only two points….The Isles scored four goals in a period for the first time this season.
First Times in a Long Time
• The Isles had goals from three defensemen for the first time since October 15, 2022, vs. Anaheim; they had not done so on the road since February 4, 2002, in Florida.
• Seven Islanders scored goals for the first time since 2021
• The Isles scored seven goals in a road game for the first time since October 18, 2018, in Los Angeles (also 7-2, and also the last time the Isles won by five goals on the road).
March to the Playoffs
Metro Division
3rd Philadelphia 74 points in 63 games (Saturday at Tampa Bay)
4th Isles 70 points in 62 games (Sunday at Anaheim, Monday at Los Angeles)
Wild Card
1st WC Detroit 72 points in 62 games (Friday at Arizona, Saturday at Vegas)
2nd WC Tampa Bay 72 points in 64 games (Saturday vs Philadelphia)
3rd Isles 70 points in 62 games (Sunday at Anaheim, Monday at Los Angeles)
Milestone Men
• Noah Dobson and Pierre Engvall each played in their 300th NHL game.
• Mathew Barzal reached 20 goals for the second time in his career; he scored 22 as a rookie.
• Anders Lee recorded his 443rd point, tying Billy Harris for 15th place in club history.
• Brock Nelson recorded his 514th point, passing Bob Nystrom for 11th in club history.
• Brock Nelson is two goals away from his third consecutive 30-goal season, a feat last accomplished for the Islanders by Matt Moulson.
• Mathew Barzal has 303 assists, one behind Bob Bourne for 11th in club history.
• Brock Nelson has 269 goals, three behind John Tavares for 7th in club history.
• Kyle Palmieri needs one goal to reach 20 for the sixth time in his career, but first time since 2019-20.
Woah Noah
Dobson is the first Islander defenseman with at least 64 points since 1984-85 when Denis Potvin had 68, and the first with at least 56 assists since 1983-84, when Potvin recorded 63.
Dobson is on pace for 74 assists; Denis Potvin holds the club record for assists by a defenseman (70 in 1978-79). Dobson is on pace for 85 points, which would trail only three seasons by Potvin.
Dobson is tied for 5th in club history with his 56-assist season:
1. Denis Potvin 70 (1978-79)
2. Denis Potvin 67 (1975-76)
3. Denis Potvin 64 (1977-78)
4. Denis Potvin 63 (1983-84)
5. Denis Potvin 56 (1980-81)
Stefan Persson 56 (1978-79)
Noah Dobson 56 (2023-24)
Dobson has a point in eleven straight home games, which is the third-longest defense streak in club history (Denis Potvin - 15 in 1974-75 and Tom Kurvers -14 in 1991-92). Only one active defenseman has had a longer streak (Brent Burns -12 in 2017-18)
Dobson is now tied-25th overall for assists in a season by an Islander.
Only seven players have more assists through 300 Islander games. Four have had their numbers retired by the Isles (Trottier, Potvin, Bossy, Tonelli); the others are Persson, Barzal and Yashin.
Most assists (Islanders, last 35 years)
1. Pierre Turgeon 74 in 1992-93
2. Mathew Barzal 63 in 2017-18
3. Pierre Turgeon 56 in 1993-94 (traded after 69 games)
Noah Dobson 56 in 2023-24
The New Coach
The Isles are 9-5-3 under Patrick Roy and have allowed only two goals or fewer in seven of their nine wins. Ilya Sorokin is 9-2-2 under Roy while Semyon Varlamov is 0-3-1.
Scoring Leaders Under Patrick Roy
1. Mathew Barzal 8-12-20
2. Noah Dobson 2-17-19
3. Brock Nelson 8-10-18
4. Bo Horvat 7-7-14 (4 GWG)
5. Kyle Palmieri 8-5-13
Since the Break
The Isles are 8-3-2 since the break. While they were outshot 34.9-30.0 per game (-4.9) prior to the break, the Isles have out-shot their opponents 31.5-27.7 (+3.8) since the break.
Inter-Division Games
Tonight was the seventh of eleven consecutive inter-division games; the Isles are 5-2-0 in that stretch. The next divisional opponent will be the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on St. Patrick's Day.
Overtime is Our Time
The Isles have played 22 overtime games. They are 7-10 in games decided by an overtime goal, and they are 1-4 in shootouts. Ilya Sorokin is 6-7 in overtime and 1-3 in shootouts, while Semyon Varlamov is 1-3 in overtime and 0-1 in shootouts.
The NHL record for overtime games is 30, played by Boston in 2003-04. The Isles are on pace to play 29 overtime games.
The Isles have won 18 of the last 45 games decided by an overtime goal (since January 11, 2020).
Most Islander OT/SO Losses
• 14 (2023-24; CURRENT)
• 13 (2010-11)
Most OT/SO Losses in a Season (Isles Goalie)
1. Ilya Sorokin 11 (2023-24; CURRENT)
2. Rick DiPietro 9 (2006-07)
3. Ilya Sorokin 8 (2022-23)
Evgeni Nabokov 8 (2013-14)
Most Career OT/SO Losses (Isles Goalie)
• Ilya Sorokin 29 (CURRENT)
• Rick DiPietro 28
Empty Netters
The Isles have scored 2 empty-net goals (11:57) and allowed 14 (10:04).
Killing Their Own PP
The Isles have taken a penalty to interrupt their power play eighteen times this season.
Power Play Up; Penalty Killing Down
The Isles have scored 39 power play goals; they scored 35 all last season.
The Isles have allowed 52 power play goals; they allowed 39 all last season.
Under Patrick Roy, the Isles Power Play is 11-47 (23.4%) and the Penalty Kill is 15-45 (66.7%).
Building on a Lead
The Islanders have had a two-goal lead 45 times this season:
• Score the next goal: 11 times
• Allowed the next goal: 30 times
• Game ended with 2-goal difference: 4 times
Heavy Hitters
Cal Clutterbuck and Matt Martin are 1-2 all-time in hits:
1. Cal Clutterbuck 3,964
2. Matt Martin 3,822
Martin (7) and Clutterbuck (3) have combined for the 10-biggest hits seasons in Isles history in the Real-Time era, which began in 2005-06.
The 25-Goal Club
Brock Nelson is the 8th player in club history to have at least six seasons of at least 25 goals:
• Bryan Trottier 12
• Mike Bossy 10
• John Tavares/ Clark Gillies 7
• Pat LaFontaine/ Brent Sutter/ Anders Lee/ Brock Nelson 6
Anders Lee needs eight more goals this season for his 7th season with at least 25 goals.
Last Year vs. This Year
• 2023-24 28-20-14 for 70 points in 62 games
• 2022-23 30-25-7 for 67 points in 62 games
Offense from Defense
• Today: 3-2-5
• Season: 27-108-135
• Season Pace 36-143-179
• Last Season (Final) 41-132-173
The Islander defense scored 41 goals last season, which was the most since they scored 42 in 2003-04. The 173 points were their most since 1993-94, when they had 174 points in an 84-game season.
Lots of Work for Sorokin
Most shots against:
• Ilya Sorokin 1,512
• Juuse Saros 1,457
• Alexandar Georgiev 1,439
• Thatcher Demko 1,415
No goalie has ever played the full season for the Islanders and led the NHL in this category; Kelly Hrudey led the NHL in 1988-89; he was traded at the deadline to Los Angeles.
Facing 40
Ilya Sorokin has faced at least forty shots ten times this season and 27 times in his career.
Most Games, 40+ Shots in a Season vs Isles Goalie
1. Jaroslav Halak 11 2017-18
2. Gerry Desjardins 10 1972-73
Ilya Sorokin 10 2023-24
No other NHL goalie has faced 40+ shots more than six times this season.
Most games, 40+ Shots (Since 2021-22)
1. John Gibson 34
2. Ilya Sorokin 27
3. Darcy Kuemper 23
4. Sam Montembault 21
Karel Vejmelka 21
Most Games, 40+ Shots (Islander History)
1. Billy Smith 46 (674 games)
2. Kelly Hrudey 27 (241 games)
Ilya Sorokin 27 (182 games)
Sorokin has made at least 40 saves six times this season and a franchise-record 16 times in his career.
Varly, Varly
Semyon Varlamov has 40 career shutouts and 278 career wins. Among active NHL goalies (and excluding Carey Price, who is technically still active), Varlamov is sixth in wins and fourth in shutouts.
All-time Goalie Wins
50. Brian Elliott 279
51. Semyon Varlamov 278
52. Marty Turco 275
Home and Road
The Isles are 28-20-14 overall; they are 15-8-9 at home and 13-12-5 on the road.
San Jose is 15-40-7 overall; they are 9-19-3 at home and 6-21-4 on the road.
East and West
The Isles are 18-9-8 against the East (8-4-5 vs. Metropolitan and 10-5-3 vs. Atlantic) and 10-11-6 against the West (5-6-2 vs. Central and 5-5-4 vs. Pacific).
Home is Where the Fans Are
The Isles have played 113 games at UBS Arena and recorded 78 sellouts of 17,255.
Sweet Lou
Lou Lamoriello has the second-highest win total for any general manager in NHL history:
1. David Poile 1,531
2. Lou Lamoriello 1,433
3. Glen Sather 1,319
Leaders of the Pack
Lou Lamoriello (1,433) and Patrick Roy (139) have combined for 1,572 career wins as general manager and coach. That is the highest in the NHL among active combos by a wide margin.
First Things First
The Isles are 20-3-9 when scoring first and are 8-17-5 when allowing the opening goal. Under Patrick Roy, the Isles are 7-0-0 when they score first and are 2-5-3 when they do not.
The Shots
Isles 12-13-8=33
San Jose 9-6-10=25
The Isles are 11-7-5 when they outshoot their opponents, 1-1-0 when the shots are even and 16-12-9 when the opposition has more shots.
In the Nets
Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves; he is 22-13-11 on the season and 2-0-3 vs. San Jose.
Magnus Chrona made 26 saves; he is 0-2-1 on the season and 0-1-0 vs. the Isles.
Special Teams
The Isles were 1-2 on the power play (2:14); San Jose was 1-1 on the power play (0:55).
The Isles are 15-7-8 when they score at least one power play goal and 13-13-6 when they do not. The Isles are 11-14-9 when they allow at least one power play goal and 17-6-5 when they do not.
Three is a Magic Number
The Isles are 26-4-10 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 2-16-4 when they do not.
One-Goal Games
The Isles are 16-3-14 in games decided by a single goal including 8-3 in regulation. They are 7-10 in games decided in overtime and are 1-4 in shootouts. The Isles are 2-6 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.
Back-to-Backs
The Isles are 2-1-3 in the front end and 0-3-3 in the back end this season. The next back-to-back set will be on Sunday in Anaheim and Monday in Los Angeles.
Ice-time Leaders
Isles: Noah Dobson (22:42); San Jose: Henry Thrun (22:17)
Brock Nelson led Islander forwards with 17:36 of ice-time.
Isles record by ice-time leaders: Ryan Pulock (3-0-2), Noah Dobson (22-18-9), Alex Romanov (2-2-0), Adam Pelech (0-0-2), Matthew Barzal (0-0-1), Bo Horvat (1-0-0).
Face-offs
Isles 35, San Jose 29 (55%)
Bo Horvat won 11 of 15 for the Isles; Ryan Carpenter won 11 of 17 for San Jose.
Hit Count
Isles 4 (Jean-Gabriel Pageau -2)
San Jose 7 (Kyle Burroughs -3)
Fights
None. Season total: 7 (Martin 3, Pelech 1, Lee 1, Mayfield 1, Horvat 1)
Blocked Shots
Isles 14 (Ryan Pulock -3)
San Jose 19 (Marc-Edouard Vlasic -3)
For the Analytics Crowd
Corsi: All situations: Isles 62, San Jose 54
Corsi: 5-on-5: Isles 56, San Jose 49
5-on-5 leaders:
Isles: Noah Dobson +16
San Jose: Luke Kunin +10
High Danger Scoring Chances (per Natural Stat Trick)
All situations: Isles 9, San Jose 10
5-on-5: Isles 8, San Jose 8
Scratches
(Robert Bortuzzo -LTIR), (Scott Mayfield – LTIR), Oliver Wahlstrom, Hudson Fasching, Samuel Bolduc
Games Lost to injury: 152
The Ironmen
Anders Lee is the Islanders' ironman, having played 174 consecutive games. Brock Nelson (146) is the only other Islander to have played at least 100 consecutive games. Four other Islanders (Noah Dobson, Cal Clutterbuck, Kyle Palmieri, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau) have played every game this season.
Most Overtime Goals, Season (Islanders)
1. John Tavares 4 (2014-15)
2. Bo Horvat 3 (2023-24)
Brock Nelson 3 (2019-20)
John Tavares 3 (2010-11)
Most Overtime Assists, Career (Islanders)
1. Mathew Barzal 15
2. John Tavares 12
Most Overtime Points, Career (Islanders)
1. John Tavares 23
2. Mathew Barzal 20
Barzal has a point on 20 of the 37 overtime goals that the Isles have scored since he became a regular in 2016-17.
National TV Games
The Isles are 5-0-3 in games that air on one of the NHL's US national broadcast partners. The next nationally televised game will be on March 17th (TNT) vs. the Rangers.
Matinee Isles
The Isles are 0-2-1 in matinee games (all at home, including an OT loss at Met Life). The remaining matinee games are March 16th vs OTT, March 17th at NYR, March 23rd vs WPG, and April 13th at NYR.
The NHL considers games that start before 5:00 local time to be afternoon games.
Challenges
Isles: 2 successful, 3 failures – WSH goalie interference (11/2), OTT offside (11/24), LA no goalie interference (12/9), VGK no goalie interference (1/6), PIT no hand pass (2/20)
Opponents: 3 successful, 2 failures – BUF no offsides (10/21), CAR no high-stick (11/30); ANA goalie interference (12/13), CGY offside (2/10), TB offside (2/24)
Quickies
The Isles have scored two goals in under a minute seven times this season (four times at home – CBJ 12/7 x2, WSH 12/29, NYR 2/18-MetLife and three time on road-@OTT 11/24, @ARI 1/4, @SJ 3/7) and allowed two in the same span eight times (COL 10/25 x2, MIN 11/8, @MTL 12/16, PIT 12/27, @NAS 1/13, @PIT 2/20, @STL 2/22 (3 in :32))
Multi-Goal 3rd Period Comeback Wins
The Isles have come from at least two goals behind in the third period to win one time this season and have allowed the opposition to do so five times.
For (1): LA 12/9 (trailed 0-2, won 3-2 in OT)
Vs (5): DET 10/30 (trailed 0-2, won 4-3 in OT); CAR 11/4 (trailed 1-3, won 4-3 in OT) ; @ NJ 11/28 (trailed 2-4, won 5-4 in regulation); SJ 12/5 (trailed 1-4; won 5-3 in OT); NYR 2/18 (trailed 3-5, won 6-5 in OT)
Last Minute Heroes:
The Isles have scored four goals and have allowed six goals in the final three minutes of the third period to tie or go-ahead:
For (4): Bo Horvat 10/20 vs NJ 18:49 (Isles lost in OT); Simon Holmstrom 12/13 vs ANA 18:27 (GWG); Kyle Palmieri 1/27 vs FLA 18:31 (Isles lost in OT); Pierre Engvall 2/5 @ TOR 17:58 (GWG)
Vs (7): Curtis Lazar 11/28 @ NJ 19:37 (GWG); Sebastian Aho 11/30 @ CAR 19:57 (Isles won in OT); Tomas Hertl vs SJ 18:30 (SJ won in OT); Morgan Rielly 12/11 vs TOR 19:53 (Isles won in OT); Alexandre Carrier 1/13 @ NAS 19:52 (GWG); Sean Monahan 1/25 @ MTL 17:48 (GWG); Mika Zibanejad vs NYR – Met Life 18:31 (NYR won in OT)
OT Winners
For (7): Mathew Barzal (vs CAR) 11/30, Jean Gabriel Pageau (vs LA) 12/9, Bo Horvat (vs TOR) 12/11, Mathew Barzal (vs TOR) 1/11, Bo Horvat (vs DAL) 1/21, Adam Pelech (vs PIT) 2/20, Bo Horvat (vs DAL) 2/26
Vs (10): Jack Hughes (NJ) 10/20, Lucas Raymond (DET) 10/30, Sebastian Aho (CAR) 11/4, Quinn Hughes (VAN) 11/15; William Eklund (SJ) 12/5; Dylan Strome (WAS) 12/20; Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 1/2; Seth Jones (CHI) 1/19, Oliver Ekman-Larsson (FLA) 1/27; Artemi Panarin (NYR) 2/18
Shootout Winners
For (1): Oliver Wahlstrom (Vs CGY) 11/18
Vs (4): Kailer Yamamoto (SEA) 11/16, Tyson Foerster (PHI) 11/25, David Pastrnak (BOS) 12/15, Tomas Tatar (SEA) 2/13
All-time Islander Leader Boards:
Games Played (skaters)
1. Bryan Trottier 1,123 *** 2. Denis Potvin 1,060 *** 3. Josh Bailey 1,057…
5. Clark Gillies 872 *** 6. Brock Nelson 820 *** 7. Bob Bourne 814 *** 8. Matt Martin 806 *** 9. Casey Cizikas 795 *** 10. Mike Bossy 752 *** 11. Anders Lee 740 *** Patrick Flatley 712 *** 13. Cal Clutterbuck 698…
32. Rich Pilon and Mick Vukota 509 *** 34. Ed Westfall 493 *** 35. Mathew Barzal 481 *** 36. Adam Pelech 480 *** 37. Radek Martinek 479 **** 38. Gerry Hart 476 *** 39. Mariusz Czerkawski 470 *** 40. Scott Mayfield 469 *** 41. Ryan Pulock 466
Goals
1. Mike Bossy 573 *** 2. Bryan Trottier 500 *** 3. Denis Potvin 310 …
7. John Tavares 272 *** 8. Brock Nelson 269 *** 9. Anders Lee 257 …
21. Jason Blake 127 *** 22. Mathew Barzal 125…
30. Benoit Hogue and Ed Westfall 105 *** 32. Casey Cizikas 104
Assists
1. Bryan Trottier 853 *** 2. Denis Potvin 742 *** 3. Mike Bossy 553 …
10. Stefan Persson 317 *** 11. Bob Bourne 304 *** 12. Mathew Barzal 303…
16. Billy Harris 259 *** 17. Tomas Jonsson 249 *** 18. Brock Nelson 247…
21. Nick Leddy 198 *** 22. Pierre Turgeon 193 *** 23. Anders Lee 187…
31. David Volek 154 *** 32. Mariusz Czerkawski 150 *** 33. Noah Dobson 147 *** 34. Travis Green 145 *** 35. Steve Thomas 140 *** 36. Mark Streit 139 *** 37. Ryan Pulock 137
Points
1. Bryan Trottier 1,353 *** 2. Mike Bossy 1,126 *** 3. Denis Potvin 1,052…
10. Bob Bourne 542 *** 11. Brock Nelson 516 *** 12. Bob Nystrom 513 *** 13. Derek King 499 *** 14. Patrick Flatley 488 *** 15. Anders Lee 444 *** 16. Billy Harris 443 *** 17. Mathew Barzal 428…
31. Nick Leddy 243 *** 32. Ray Ferraro 238 *** 33. Travis Green and Casey Cizikas 237
+/-
1. Bryan Trottier +467 *** 2. Denis Potvin +456 *** 3. Mike Bossy +380…
15. Bob Lorimer +105 *** 16. Adam Pelech +78 *** 17. Tomas Jonsson +76 *** 18. Garry Howatt +75 *** 19. Pat Price +70 *** 20. JP Parise +67 *** 21. Jude Drouin +58 *** 22. Patrick Flatley +57 *** 23. Greg Gilbert +54
Defense Goals
1. Denis Potvin 310 *** 2. Tomas Jonsson 84 *** 3. Kenny Jonsson 57…
4. Stefan Persson 52 *** 5. Ryan Pulock 47 *** 6. Jean Potvin 46 *** 7. Nick Leddy 45 *** 8. Roman Hamrlik 43 *** 9. Mark Streit 40 *** 10. Noah Dobson 38
Defense Assists
1. Denis Potvin 742 *** 2. Stefan Persson 317 *** 3. Tomas Jonsson 249…
7. Jeff Norton 166 *** 8. Noah Dobson 147 *** 9. Mark Streit 139 *** 10. Ryan Pulock 137…
13. Roman Hamrlik 110 *** 14. Adam Pelech 110…
20. Dave Langevin and Thomas Hickey 95 *** 22. Scott Mayfield 91
Defense Points
1. Denis Potvin 1,052 *** 2. Stefan Persson 369 *** 3. Tomas Jonsson 333…
6. Jean Potvin 213 *** 7. Jeff Norton 188 *** 8. Noah Dobson 185 *** 9. Ryan Pulock 184
13. Dave Lewis 141 *** 14. Adam Pelech 136 *** 15. Tom Kurvers 134 …
19. Vladimir Malakhov 125 *** 20. Thomas Hickey 117 *** 21. Scott Mayfield 116
Goalie Games
1. Billy Smith 674 *** 2. Rick DiPietro 318 *** 3. Glenn Resch 282 …
5. Thomas Greiss 193 *** 6. Tommy Salo 187 *** 7. Ilya Sorokin 182 *** 8. Jaroslav Halak 177 *** 9. Glenn Healy 176 *** 10. Semyon Varlamov 153
Wins
1. Billy Smith 304 *** 2. Glenn Resch 157 *** 3. Rick DiPietro 130…
5. Thomas Greiss 101 *** 6. Ilya Sorokin 92 *** 7. Jaroslav Halak 88 *** 8. Roland Melanson 77 *** 9. Glenn Healy 66 *** 10. Semyon Varlamov 65
Shutouts
1. Glenn Resch 25 *** 2. Billy Smith 22 *** 3. Ilya Sorokin 18 ***
4. Rick DiPietro 16 *** 5. Semyon Varlamov 15
On the Farm
Bridgeport is 18-29-6-1 on the season, heading into a 3-in-3 weekend that begins Friday in Springfield. The Baby Isles will host Hartford on Saturday night and Lehigh Valley on Sunday afternoon.
Season Series Stats
The teams split the season series 1 game to 1 (the Isles earned 3 points to San Jose's 2).
The Isles are 4-0-4 in their last eight games against the Sharks (2-0-2 in San Jose).
UP NEXT
SUNDAY, MARCH 10th – ISLANDERS AT ANAHEIM – 8:00pm
[MSGSN(pre-game at 7:30), WRHU 88.7 FM, WRCN 103.9FM, ESPN Radio].
The road trip continues in Anaheim on Sunday as the Isles look for a sixth straight win for the first time since they had a nine-game winning streak in 2021. The Ducks play their Sunday games early, so this will be an 8pm ET start.
The Isles will be looking to sweep the season series for the third straight season. The Isles have won the last five meetings by a combined 25-10 score.
Eric Hornick has been the statistician on Islander home game telecasts since 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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