The Skinny: Detroit 1, Isles 0

"The Skinny"

By Eric Hornick

Game 6

Detroit 1, Isles 0

Alex Lyon made 29 saves for this fourth career shutout and Patrick Kane converted Detroit's first shot fort the only goal as the Detroit Red Wings blanked the Isles 1-0 and snapped the New Yorkers' three-game point streak before a crowd of 12,739 at UBS Arena.

The Isles out-shot the Red Wings 29-11 but could not convert on three power plays as they were shut-out for the third time this season (0-2-1).

The Isles are 2-2-2 on the season and head to New Jersey Friday to begin the first back-to-back set of the season.

The Scoring:  

1st Period 

Patrick Kane (1) Vladimir Tarasenko (1), J.T. Compher (2) 08:54 DET 1,NYI 0

2nd Period

None

3rd Period  

None 

The Skinny

The Isles power play is 2-19 on the season (2-15 at home); they did manage to kill their first penalty on home ice this season after allowing goals the first three times they were short...Noah Dobson has 17 shots on goal over the last three games; four of his twelve attempts tonight were on goal…Liam Foudy played a team-low 7:52 in his Islander debut…The Isles took only one penalty for the second straight game; they have taken only 11 penalties through the first six games…The Isles have out-shot their opponent in all six games this season; they are the only team in the NHL to do so….It was Ilya Sorokin's first regulation loss in seven games, dating back to last season…The attendance was the lowest in UBS Arena history…This was the 26th time in club history that the Isles have lost 1-0 in regulation, but only the seventh time at home (twice at UBS).

First Times in a Long Time

• Detroit defeated the Isles in New York in regulation for the first time since December 19, 2017; the Isles had gone 7-0-1 in the interim.

• The Isles allowed only 11 shots; it was only the fourth time in club history that they have allowed 11 or fewer, joining:

3-Mar-77 @ Detroit (11)

16-Feb-08 Vs Atlanta (10)

8-Feb-15 @ Buffalo (10)

• The Red Wings blanked the Isles in New York for the first time since Jimmy Howard did so on Black Friday in 2013.

• The 11 shots match the fewest in Red Wings history (set March 3, 1977, vs. the Isles), and is only the second time since shots on goal became an official stat in 1959-60 that the Red Wings won a game with 12 shots or fewer (4/1/2004 in St. Louis -12 shots)

For the History Books

It is the first time in Isles' history that they have been shut-out three times in the first six games of a season.

The New Guy

Liam Foudy is the first player other than Josh Bailey to wear #12 in a regular season game since Chris Simon did so on February 23, 2008.

Odd Team?

The Isles have been shutout in the 2nd, 4th, and 6th game of the season.

No Support for Ilya

The Isles have not scored a goal in Ilya Sorokin's last two starts (125:00). Sorokin has allowed only four goals, including one in overtime, in his three starts this season.

Brock-Tober

Brock Nelson has 38 October goals, tying Pat LaFontaine for 5th place in club history (Mike Bossy 80, Bryan Trottier 56, Brent Sutter 46, John Tavares 45).

Overtime is Our Time

The Isles have played 3 overtime games. They are 0-2 in games decided by an overtime goal, and they are 1-0 in shootouts. Ilya Sorokin is 0-1 in overtime and 0-0 in shootouts, while Semyon Varlamov is 0-1 in overtime and 1-0 in shootouts. 

Empty Netters 

The Isles have scored 1 empty-net goal and allowed 1.

Killing Their Own PP

The Isles have taken a penalty to interrupt their power play 0 times this season.

Building on a Lead

The Islanders have had a two-goal lead 3 times this season:

• Score the next goal: 2 times

• Allowed the next goal: 1 time

• Game ended with 2-goal difference: 0 times 

Last Year vs. This Year

• 2024-25  2-2-2 for 6 points in 6 games

• 2023-24  3-2-1 for 7 points in 6 games

Offense from Defense

• Today:   0-0-0

• Season: 0-9-9

• Last Season (Final) 33-137-170

The 137 assists were the most since 2006-07, when they also had 137.

Varly, Varly

Semyon Varlamov has 41 career shutouts and 287 career wins. Among active NHL goalies (and excluding Carey Price, who is technically still active), Varlamov is seventh in wins and fourth in shutouts.

All-time Goalie Wins

47. Ed Giacomin 290

48. Semyon Varlamov 287

49. Jose Theodore 286

      Dan Bouchard 286

Home and Road

The Isles are 2-2-2 overall; they are 1-1-1 at home and 1-1-1 on the road.

Detroit is 3-3-0 overall; they are 1-2-0 at home and 2-1-0 on the road

East and West

The Isles are 1-1-0 against the East (0-0-0 vs. Metropolitan and 1-1-0 vs. Atlantic) and 1-1-2 against the West (1-1-2 vs. Central and 0-0-0 vs. Pacific).

Home is Where the Fans Are

The Isles have played 125 games at UBS Arena and recorded 90 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 1,446

3. Glen Sather 1,319

Leaders of the Pack

Lou Lamoriello (1,446) and Patrick Roy (152) have combined for 1,598 career wins as general manager and coach. That is the highest in the NHL among active combinations by a wide margin.

First Things First

The Isles are 1-0-1 when scoring first and are 1-2-1 when allowing the opening goal. 

The Shots

Isles     8-14-7=29

Detroit 3-6-2=11

The Isles are 2-2-2 when they outshoot their opponents, 0-0 when the shots are even and 0-0-0 when the opposition has more shots.

In the Nets

Ilya Sorokin made 10 saves; he is 1-1-1 this season and 4-3-2 vs. Detroit.

Alex Lyon made 29 saves; he is 2-1-0 this season and 1-1-0 vs the Isles.

Special Teams

The Isles were 0-3 on the power play (6:00); Detroit was 0-1 on the power play (2:00).

The Isles are 1-0-1 when they score at least one power play goal and 1-2-1 when they do not. The Isles are 1-0-1 when they allow at least one power play goal and 1-2-1 when they do not.

Three is a Magic Number

The Isles are 2-0-1 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 0-2-1 when they do not. 

One-Goal Games

The Isles are 1-1-2 in games decided by a single goal including 0-1 in regulation. They are 0-2 in games decided in overtime and are 1-0 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 are 0-0-0 on the front end and 0-0-0 on the back end this season. The first back-to-back will be: on October 25th in New Jersey and October 26th vs. Florida.

Fewest Wins on Back-end

0 1972-73 (0-22-3)

1 2023-24 (1-6-3)

2 2012-13 (1-5-1; 48-game schedule)

3 1994-95 (2-3-3; 48-game schedule)

Ice-time Leaders

Isles: Noah Dobson (25:06); Detroit: Simon Edvinsson (24:34)

Mathew Barzal led Islander forwards with 20:47.

Isles record by ice-time leaders: Noah Dobson (1-1-1), Alex Romanov (0-1-0), Ryan Pulock (1-0-0), Adam Pelech (0-0-1)

Face-offs

Isles 33, Detroit 30 (52%)

Jean-Gabriel Pageau won 14 of 22 for the Isles; Dylan Larkin won 15 of 24 for Detroit. 

Hit Count

Isles 13 (Casey Cizikas -4)

Detroit 10 (Michael Rasmussen -3)

Fights 

None. Season total: 0

 

Blocked Shots

Isles 9 (Ryan Pulock -2)

Detroit 15 (Ben Chiarot -4)

For the Analytics Crowd 

Corsi: All situations: Isles 65, Detroit 27

Corsi: 5-on-5: Isles 48, Detroit 25

 

5-on-5 leaders:

Isles:  Alexander Romanov +19  (Brock Nelson and Max Tsplakov were both +16, and on-ice for one Detroit attempt.)

Detroit:  Erik Gustafsson EVEN

High Danger Scoring Chances (per Natural Stat Trick)

All situations: Isles 7, Detroit 2

5-on-5: Isles 2, Detroit 2

Scratches

Dennis Cholowski, (Anthony Duclair-INJ)

Games Lost to injury: 1.   (Last season's total: 181)

The Ironmen

Brock Nelson is the Islanders' ironman, having played 172 consecutive games. Kyle Palmieri (122) and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (102) also played every game since the start of last 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

3. Brock Nelson 18

Barzal has a point on 20 of the 39 overtime goals that the Isles have scored since he became a regular in 2016-17.

National TV Games 

The Isles are 0-0-0 in games that air on one of the NHL's US national broadcast partners, with ten games remaining. The first national game will stream on December 5th on ESPN+/Hulu, as the Isles host Seattle. The Isles have five national telecasts scheduled through the end of March, with the other five all scheduled in April.

Matinee Isles

The Isles are 0-0-0 in matinee games this season, with 11 games remaining. The first matinee will be on November 3rd at MSG. The NHL considers games that start before 5:00 local time to be afternoon games. Since the start of the 2019-20 season, the Isles are 13-13-10 in matinees.

Challenges

Isles: 0 successful, 0 failures 

Opponents: 0 successful, 1 failures (No Goalie Interference -UTA 10/10)

Quickies (Two goals in under a minute)

For (0):

Vs (0): 

Quick Responses (One team scoring within a minute of other team)

Isles responses (0):

Opponent responses (2): UTA 10/10 (2)

Multi-Goal 3rd Period Comeback Wins 

For (0):

Vs (0): 

Last Minute Heroes (Tying or go-ahead goals in the final three minutes of the third period):

For (1): Maxim Tsyplakov 10/10 vs. UTA (17:53, go-ahead goal but lost in OT)

Vs (2): Josh Doan 10/10 vs. UTA (18:06- GTG; UTA won in OT); Cole Caufield 10/19 vs MTL (17:50-GTG; NYI won in SO)

OT Winners

For (0): 

Vs (2): Dylan Guenther 10/10 vs. UTA (2:18); Jake Neighbours 10/17 @ STL (2:04)

Shootout Winners

For (1): Noah Dobson 10/19 vs MTL

Vs (0): 

 

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 846 *** 7. Matt Martin 823 *** 8. Casey Cizikas 821 *** 9. Bob Bourne 814 *** 10. Anders Lee 765 …

31. Dave Lewis 514 *** 32. Rich Pilon and Mick Vukota 509 *** 34. Mathew Barzal and Adam Pelech 506  *** 36. Ed Westfall 493 *** 37. Ryan Pulock 492 *** 38. Radek Martinek 479 *** 39. Gerry Hart 476 *** 40. Scott Mayfield 475

Goals    

1. Mike Bossy 573 *** 2. Bryan Trottier 500 *** 3. Denis Potvin 310 …

5. Pat LaFontaine and Brent Sutter 287 *** 7. Brock Nelson 277 *** John Tavares 272 *** 9. Anders Lee 262 …

20. Kyle Okposo 139 ***21. Mathew Barzal 129…

29. Ray Ferraro 116 *** 30. Casey Cizikas 107

Assists

1. Bryan Trottier 853 *** 2. Denis Potvin 742 *** 3. Mike Bossy 553 …

8. Patrick Flatley 328 *** 9. Brent Sutter 323 *** 10. Stefan Persson 317 *** 11. Mathew Barzal 316…

14. Pat LaFontaine 279 *** 15. Bobby Nystrom 278 *** 16. Billy Harris 259 *** 17. Brock Nelson 257…

19. Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo 230 *** 21. Nick Leddy 198 *** 22. Pierre Turgeon and Anders Lee 193…

30. Ziggy Palffy 163 *** 31. Noah Dobson 153 *** 32. David Volek 154 *** 33. Mariusz Czerkawski 150 *** 34. Travis Green 145 *** 35. Ryan Pulock 144 *** 36. Steve Thomas 140 *** 37. Mark Streit 139 *** 38. Casey Cizikas and Greg Gilbert 138

Points

1. Bryan Trottier 1,353 *** 2. Mike Bossy 1,126 *** 3. Denis Potvin 1,052…

9. John Tonelli 544 *** 10. Bob Bourne 542 *** 11. Brock Nelson 534 *** 12. Bob Nystrom 513 *** 13. Derek King 499 *** 14. Patrick Flatley 488 *** 15. Anders Lee 455 *** 16. Mathew Barzal 445…

30. David Volek 249 *** 31. Casey Cizikas 245

+/-

1. Bryan Trottier +467 *** 2. Denis Potvin +456 *** 3. Mike Bossy +380…

15. Bob Lorimer +105  *** 16. Tomas Jonsson +76 ***17. Garry Howatt +75 *** 18. Adam Pelech +73 *** 19. Pat Price +70 *** 20. JP Parise +67  *** 21. Jude Drouin +58 *** 22. Patrick Flatley +57 *** 23. Greg Gilbert and Ryan Pulock +54 *** 25. Gord Lane +48

Defense Goals

1. Denis Potvin 310 *** 2. Tomas Jonsson 84 *** 3. Kenny Jonsson 57…

4. Stefan Persson 52 *** 5. Ryan Pulock 48 *** 6. Jean Potvin 46 *** 7. Nick Leddy 45 *** 8. Roman Hamrlik 43 *** 9. Mark Streit and Noah Dobson 40…

14. Vladimir Malakhov 27 *** 15. Adam Pelech and four others 26 *** 20. Scott Mayfield 25

Defense Assists

1. Denis Potvin 742 *** 2. Stefan Persson 317 *** 3. Tomas Jonsson 249…

7. Jeff Norton 166 *** 8. Noah Dobson 155 *** 9. Ryan Pulock 144…

11. Travis Hamonic 120 *** 12. Dave Lewis and Adam Pelech 117… 

20. Dave Langevin and Thomas Hickey 95 *** 22. Scott Mayfield 92

Defense Points

1. Denis Potvin 1,052 *** 2. Stefan Persson 369 *** 3. Tomas Jonsson 333…

6. Jean Potvin 213 *** 7. Noah Dobson 195 *** 8. Ryan Pulock 192…

11. Roman Hamrlik 153 *** 12. Travis Hamonic 146 *** 13. Adam Pelech 143 …

19. Vladimir Malakhov 125 *** 20. Thomas Hickey and Scott Mayfield 117

Goalie Games

1. Billy Smith 674 *** 2. Rick DiPietro 318 *** 3. Glenn Resch 282 …

4. Kelly Hrudey 241 *** 5. Ilya Sorokin 195 *** 6. Thomas Greiss 193 *** 7. Tommy Salo 187 *** 8. Jaroslav Halak 177 *** 9. Glenn Healy 176 *** 10. Semyon Varlamov 166

Wins

1. Billy Smith 304 *** 2. Glenn Resch 157 *** 3. Rick DiPietro 130…

5. Thomas Greiss 101 *** 6. Ilya Sorokin 96 *** 7. Jaroslav Halak 88 *** 8. Roland Melanson 77 *** 9. Semyon Varlamov 74

Shutouts

1. Glenn Resch 25 *** 2. Billy Smith 22 *** 3. Ilya Sorokin 18 *** 

4. Rick DiPietro and Semyon Varlamov 16

On the Farm   

Bridgeport is 1-3-1 following a 4-0 win on Sunday over Hartford. Jacob Skarek recorded the shutout for Bridgeport, who heads to Charlotte for games on Friday and Sunday.

Season Series Stats

Detroit leads the season series, 1 game to 0 (and 2 points to 0); the teams will meet on November 21st in Detroit and November 25th at UBS Arena to complete the season series.

Detroit will be the first Eastern Conference opponent that the Isles complete their season series; they will finish their season series with St. Louis on November 23rd, in between the two games with the Red Wings.

 

UP NEXT

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25th - ISLES AT NEW JERSEY 7:00pm

[MSGSN2 (pre-game at 6:30], WRHU 88.7 FM, WRCN 103.9FM, Isles + UBS Arena App]

The Isles look to get back on the winning track as they face the Devils for the first time this season. 

The Isles went 1-2-1 last season against the Devils, but their game 81 win in Newark clinched a playoff spot for the Isles. Despite their record last season, the Isles are 17-7-1 in their last 25 games against the Devils and are 9-3-0 in their last twelve trips to Prudential Center.

AND FINALLY…

Islander legend Butch Goring celebrated his 75th birthday today; he was honored with a cake and words from past teammates, and past and present colleagues, during MSGSN's pre-game coverage. Happy birthday Butch!

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