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The Skinny: Calgary 2, Isles 1 (SO)

"The Skinny"  By Eric Hornick Game 19 Calgary 2, Isles 1 (SO) Dustin Wolf made 25 saves during the game and was perfect in the sho...

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

The Skinny: Calgary 2, Isles 1 (SO)

"The Skinny" 

By Eric Hornick

Game 19
Calgary 2, Isles 1 (SO)
Dustin Wolf made 25 saves during the game and was perfect in the shootout, stopping Kyle Palmieri and Bo Horvat, as the Calgary Flames rallied from a 1-0 third period deficit for a 2-1 victory over the Isles before a crowd of 16,565 at ScotiaBank Saddledome.

Pierre Engvall had given the Isles a lead with a second period tally, but Rasmus Andersson tied the game near the midpoint of the third with a power play tally.

The Isles are 7-7-5 on the season as they head to Detroit for the final game of the five-game road trip on Thursday.

The Scoring:  
1st Period
None

2nd Period
Pierre Engvall (3) Scott Mayfield (3), Dennis Cholowski (2) 01:32 NYI 1,CGY 0

3rd Period
Rasmus Andersson (5) Nazem Kadri (5), Martin Pospisil (5) 08:17 NYI 1,CGY 1 PPG

OT
None

The Shootout
Igor Sharongovich (NG)/ Kyle Palmieri (NG) 
Andrei Kuzmenko (G/GDG) / Bo Horvat (NG)
Justin Kirkland (G)

The Isles are 2-1 in the shootout while Calgary is also 2-1; it was only the 13th shootout in the NHL this season….Dustin Wolf improves to 2-0 in shootouts while Semyon Varlamov falls to 35-24 in his career…The Isles are 6-18 in their last 24 shootouts. Andrei Kuzmenko is now 5-12 in shootouts with four game deciding goals.

The Skinny
The Isles are 1-1-2 on this road trip; they are 4-2-3 in their last nine games…The Isles have allowed only 25 goals in the first and second periods but have allowed 31 goals in the third period and overtime… Pierre Engvall has goals in three straight games matching a career high done three times previously, including in March 2023 for the Isles… The Isles are 5-0-1 when leading after 40 minutes…. The Isles have allowed a tying goal in seven games this season, going 2-2-3 in those games…It was the first time this season that the Isles took a lead into the third period, but lost the game (5-0-1)… Dennis Cholowski has assists in consecutive games after going 30 months without one… Rasmus Andersson's power play goal was his first point in eight games…Semyon Varlamov has allowed only six goals in his last four starts…For the third time this season, the Isles allowed a goal each time they were shorthanded (2 vs. UTA, 1 vs. MTL)…Alex Romanov returned to the lineup for his 299th NHL game and led the Isles in hits with eight.

Milestones on Hold 
Noah Dobson has 199 points.
Ryan Pulock has 198 points.
Anders Lee remains at 199 assists.
Ilya Sorokin did not play and remains at 99 wins.

Chasing 200  
Two Islander defensemen are approaching 200 points; Noah Dobson has 199 and Ryan Pulock has 198. Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson and Tomas Jonsson are the only defensemen to record their first 200 points as Islanders.

Anders Lee has 199 assists; he will be the 21st player in club history to reach 200 assists.

The Road Ahead
The Isles are in a stretch where they play nine of eleven games on the road.  So far, the Isles are 4-3-3 (3-3-2 on the road and 1-0-1 at home):
30-Oct-24 @ Columbus  L 0-2 
1-Nov-24  @ Buffalo       W 4-3
3-Nov-24  @ New York  L 2-5
5-Nov-24  Vs Pittsburgh W 4-3 (SO)
7-Nov-24  @ Ottawa      W 4-2
9-Nov-24  Vs New Jersey L 3-4 (OT)
12-Nov-24 @ Edmonton L 3-4 (OT)
14-Nov-24 @ Vancouver W 5-2
16-Nov-24 @ Seattle       L 2-3
19-Nov-24 @ Calgary     L 1-2 (SO)
 21-Nov-24 @ Detroit

It's About to Change
Following Thursday's game in Detroit, the Isles will close November playing four of their next five games at home. Between Saturday and December 11th, the Isles will play eight out of eleven games at home and will not play consecutive road games during that stretch.

Overtime is Our Time
The Isles have played an NHL-leading eight overtime games. They are 1-4 in games decided by an overtime goal, and they are 2-1 in shootouts. Ilya Sorokin is 1-3 in overtime and 1-0 in shootouts, while Semyon Varlamov is 0-1 in overtime and 1-1 in shootouts. 

Empty Netters 
The Isles have scored 3 empty-net goals and allowed 5.

Killing Their Own PP
The Isles have taken a penalty to interrupt their power play three times this season.

Building on a Lead
The Islanders have had a two-goal lead 12 times this season:
Score the next goal: 5 times
Allowed the next goal: 6 times
Game ended with 2-goal difference: 1 times 

Last Year vs. This Year
2024-25  7-7-5 for 19 points in 19 games
2023-24  8-6-5 for 21 points in 19 games

Offense from Defense
Today:   0-2-2
Season: 4-27-31
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 289 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 289
49. Jose Theodore 286
      Dan Bouchard 286

Home and Road
The Isles are 7-7-5 overall; they are 2-3-2 at home and 5-4-3 on the road.
Calgary is 10-6-3 overall; they are 7-3-0 at home and 3-3-3 on the road.

East and West
The Isles are 5-4-1 against the East (2-2-1 vs. Metropolitan and 3-2-0 vs. Atlantic) and 2-3-4 against the West (1-1-2 vs. Central and 1-2-2 vs. Pacific).

Home is Where the Fans Are
The Isles have played 129 games at UBS Arena and recorded 91 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 1,451
3. Glen Sather 1,319

Leaders of the Pack
Lou Lamoriello (1,451) and Patrick Roy (157) have combined for 1,608 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 3-1-3 when scoring first and are 4-6-2 when allowing the opening goal. 

The Shots
Isles      7-8-13-1=29
Calgary 8-7-14-2=31
The Isles are 3-3-2 when they outshoot their opponents, 0-1-0 when the shots are even and 3-3-3 when the opposition has more shots.

In the Nets
Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves; he is 3-3-2 this season and 7-12-2 vs. Calgary.
Dustin Wolf made 28 saves; he is 7-2-1 this season and 1-0-0 vs the Isles.

Special Teams
The Isles were 1-3 (5:07) on the power play; Calgary was 1-1 (1:45).

The Isles are 5-1-1 when they score at least one power play goal and 2-6-4 when they do not. The Isles are 4-3-4 when they allow at least one power play goal and 3-4-1 when they do not.

Three is a Magic Number
The Isles are 7-1-3 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 0-6-2 when they do not. 

One-Goal Games
The Isles are 4-2-5 in games decided by a single goal including 1-2 in regulation. They are 1-4 in games decided in overtime and are 2-1 in shootouts. The Isles are 1-2 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.

Back-to-Backs     
The Isles are 1-1-0 on the front end and 0-2-0 on the back end this season. The next back-to-back will be on November 29th in Washington and November 30th vs. Buffalo.

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 (24:56); Calgary: Rasmus Andersson (27:14)
Bo Horvat led Isles forwards (22:17)

Isles record by ice-time leaders: Noah Dobson (5-4-3), Alex Romanov (0-1-0), Ryan Pulock (2-2-0), Adam Pelech (0-0-1)

Face-offs
Isles 42, Calgary 25 (63%)
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won 7 of 10 for the Isles; No Flame won more than he lost. 

Hit Count
Isles 24 (Alex Romanov -8)
Calgary 18 (Rasmus Andersson -4)

Fights 
None. Season total: 3 (Mayfield, Wahlstrom, Martin)
 
Blocked Shots
Isles 24 (Noah Dobson -5)
Calgary 11 (Rasmus Andersson -3)

For the Analytics Crowd 
Corsi: All situations: Isles 51, Calgary 71
Corsi: 5-on-5: Isles 42, Calgary 57
 
5-on-5 leaders:
Isles:  Noah Dobson +3
Calgary: Daniil Miromanov +14

High Danger Scoring Chances (per Natural Stat Trick)
All situations: Isles 9, Calgary 14
5-on-5: Isles 7, Calgary 12

Scratches
(Mathew Barzal – LTIR), (Anthony Duclair-LTIR), (Adam Pelech – IR), (Mike Reilly-IR),Hudson Fasching, Travis Mitchell, Grant Hutton
Games Lost to injury: 49.   (Last season's total: 181)

The Ironmen
Brock Nelson is the Islanders' ironman, having played 185 consecutive games. Kyle Palmieri (135) and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (115) have 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 16
2. John Tavares 12

Most Overtime Points, Career (Islanders)
1. John Tavares 23
2. Mathew Barzal 21
3. Brock Nelson 18
Barzal has a point on 21 of the 40 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 Calgary. 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 0-2-0 in matinee games this season, with 9 games remaining. The next matinee will be on November 29th in Washington. The NHL considers games that start before 5:00 local time to be afternoon contests. Since the start of the 2019-20 season, the Isles are 13-15-10 in matinees.

Challenges
Isles: 0 successful, 2 failures  (No offsides -PIT 11/5, No goalie interference – SEA 11/16)
Opponents: 1 successful, 1 failure (No Goalie Interference -UTA 10/10, Offside-VAN 11/15)

Quickies (Two goals in under a minute)
For (0):
Vs (0): 

Quick Responses (One team scoring within a minute of other team)
Isles responses (1): BUF 11/1
Opponent responses (3): UTA 10/10 (2), SEA 11/16

Multi-Goal 3rd Period Comeback Wins 
For (2): Vs. PIT 11/5 (Trailed 3-1, won 4-3 (SO))
Vs (1):  Vs. NJ 11/9 (Led 3-1, Lost 4-3 (OT))

Last Minute Heroes (Tying or go-ahead goals in the final three minutes of the third period):
For (2): Maxim Tsyplakov 10/10 vs. UTA (17:53, go-ahead goal but lost in OT); Anders Lee 11/12 @ EDM (17:20-GTG; EDM won in OT)
Vs (4): 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); Jesper Bratt 10/25 at NJD (18:31-GTG; NYI won in OT); Stefan Noesen 11/9 vs NJ (19:10-GTG; NJD won in OT)

OT Winners
For (1): Bo Horvat 10/25 at NJD (1:09)
Vs (4): Dylan Guenther 10/10 vs. UTA (2:18); Jake Neighbours 10/17 @ STL (2:04); Jack Hughes 11/9 vs NJD (2:35); Leon Draisaitl 11/12 @ EDM (1:52)

Shootout Winners
For (2): Noah Dobson 10/19 vs MTL, Bo Horvat 11/5 vs PIT
Vs (1): Andrei Kuzmenko 11/19 @ CGY 
 
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 859 *** 7. Casey Cizikas 834 *** 8. Matt Martin 831 *** 9. Bob Bourne 814 *** 10. Anders Lee 778 …
31. Dave Lewis 514 *** 32. Adam Pelech 511 *** 33. Mathew Barzal 510 *** 34. Rich Pilon and Mick Vukota 509 *** 36. Ryan Pulock 505 *** 37. Ed Westfall 493 *** 38. Scott Mayfield 487

Goals    
1. Mike Bossy 573 *** 2. Bryan Trottier 500 *** 3. Denis Potvin 310 …
5. Pat LaFontaine and Brent Sutter 287 *** 7. Brock Nelson 282 *** John Tavares 272 *** 9. Anders Lee 267 …
20. Kyle Okposo 139 *** 21. Mathew Barzal 130…
29. Ray Ferraro 116 *** 30. Casey Cizikas 108

Assists
1. Bryan Trottier 853 *** 2. Denis Potvin 742 *** 3. Mike Bossy 553 …
8. Patrick Flatley 328 *** 9. Brent Sutter 323 *** 10. Stefan Persson and Mathew Barzal 317…
14. Pat LaFontaine 279 *** 15. Bobby Nystrom 278 *** 16. Billy Harris and Brock Nelson 259…
19. Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo 230 *** 21. Anders Lee 199…
30. Ziggy Palffy 163 *** 31. Noah Dobson 158 *** 32. David Volek 154 *** 33. Mariusz Czerkawski and Ryan Pulock 150 *** 35. Travis Green 145 *** 36. Steve Thomas 140 *** 37. Mark Streit and Casey Cizikas 139

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 541 *** 12. Bob Nystrom 513 *** 13. Derek King 499 *** 14. Patrick Flatley 488 *** 15. Anders Lee 466 *** 16. Mathew Barzal 447…
30. David Volek 249 *** 31. Casey Cizikas 247

+/-
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. Ryan Pulock +56 *** 24. Greg Gilbert +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. Noah Dobson 41…
14. Vladimir Malakhov 27 *** 15. Adam Pelech, Scott Mayfield and four others 26  

Defense Assists
1. Denis Potvin 742 *** 2. Stefan Persson 317 *** 3. Tomas Jonsson 249…
7. Jeff Norton 166 *** 8. Noah Dobson 158 *** 9. Ryan Pulock 150…
11. Travis Hamonic 120 *** 12. Adam Pelech 118… 
20. Dave Langevin and Thomas Hickey 95 *** 22. Scott Mayfield 94

Defense Points
1. Denis Potvin 1,052 *** 2. Stefan Persson 369 *** 3. Tomas Jonsson 333…
6. Jean Potvin 213 *** 7. Noah Dobson 199 *** Ryan Pulock 198…
11. Roman Hamrlik 153 *** 12. Travis Hamonic 146 *** 13. Adam Pelech 144 …
19. Vladimir Malakhov 125 *** 20. Scott Mayfield 120

Goalie Games
1. Billy Smith 674 *** 2. Rick DiPietro 318 *** 3. Glenn Resch 282 …
4. Kelly Hrudey 241 *** 5. Ilya Sorokin 203 *** 6. Thomas Greiss 193 *** 7. Tommy Salo 187 *** 8. Jaroslav Halak 177 *** 9. Glenn Healy 176 *** 10. Semyon Varlamov 171

Wins
1. Billy Smith 304 *** 2. Glenn Resch 157 *** 3. Rick DiPietro 130…
5. Thomas Greiss 101 *** 6. Ilya Sorokin 99 *** 7. Jaroslav Halak 88 *** 8. Roland Melanson 77 *** 9. Semyon Varlamov 76

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 4-9-1-1 after sweeping games in Hershey and Wilkes Barre-Scranton last weekend. 

Brian Pinho leads the team and is tied for 3rd in the AHL with ten goals. His 16 points are tied for 7th in the AHL. Jakub Skarek is 3-5-0 with a 2.89 GAA and a .900 save percentage.

The Baby Isles are off until Friday, when they return to Wilkes Barre-Scranton to begin a 3-in-3 weekend.

Season Series Stats
Calgary leads the season series, 1 game to 0 (and 2 points to 1); the teams will meet again on March 22nd at UBS Arena. 

The Flames have earned points in the last nine games (7-0-2) with the Isles, with the only Islander wins coming in overtime at UBS in 2022 and in a shootout in Alberta last November.

UP NEXT
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21st – ISLES AT DETROIT 7:00pm
[MSGSN (pre-game at 6:30], WRHU 88.7 FM, WRCN 103.9FM, Isles + UBS Arena App]
The Isles conclude the longest road trip of the season and return to the Eastern Time Zone when they face Detroit on Thursday night. 

It is the second meeting of the season. Alex Lyon made 30 saves in a 1-0 win at UBS Arena on October 22nd; the Isles held Detroit to only 11 shots on goal in the game. 

The Isles and Wings will conclude the season series on Monday at UBS Arena.

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

Saturday, November 16, 2024

The Skinny: Seattle 3, Isles 2

"The Skinny" 

By Eric Hornick

Game 18
Seattle 3, Isles 2
Jamie Oleksiak scored the winning goal with 3:13 to play as the Seattle Kraken rallied from 2-1 third period deficit for a 3-2 victory over the Isles before a sellout crowd of 17,151 at Climate Pledge Arena.

The Isles challenged the winning goal for goalie interference, but the call was upheld. Pierre Engvall and Brock Nelson, the latter shorthanded, scored for the Islanders but it was not enough to earn Ilya Sorokin his 100th NHL win.

The Isles are 7-7-4 on the season and play game four of this five-game road trip in Calgary on Tuesday.

The Scoring:  
1st Period
Yanni Gourde (1) Brandon Tanev (2), Tye Kartye (2) 08:10 NYI 0,SEA 1
Pierre Engvall (2) Ryan Pulock (7), Dennis Cholowski (1) 13:38 NYI 1,SEA 1

2nd Period
No Goals

3rd Period
Brock Nelson (7) Noah Dobson (7), Kyle Palmieri (9) 04:49 NYI 2,SEA 1 SHG
Jared McCann (9) Andre Burakovsky (8), Ryker Evans (8) 05:26 NYI 2,SEA 2
Jamie Oleksiak (2) Yanni Gourde (5), Brandon Tanev (3) 16:47 NYI 2,SEA 3

The Skinny
The loss ended a five-game Islander point streak (3-0-2); they are 4-2-2 in their last eight games…The Isles have allowed only 25 goals in the first and second periods but have allowed 30 goals in the third period and overtime…It was the first time Isaiah George was in the lineup for an Islander defeat…Yanni Gourde had a goal and an assist, upping his career totals to 7-7-14 in 16 games against the Isles… Pierre Engvall has goals in consecutive games for the first time since November 30-December 2, 2023…Brock Nelson scored his second shorthanded goal of the season (and 4th of his career) to give the Isles a lead, which lasted only 37 seconds, in the third period…It was the first time since January 9th (and thus the first time under Patrick Roy) that the Isles killed at least four power plays without allowing a goal… The Isles have allowed a tying goal in 6 games this season, going 2-2-2 in those games…It was the third time this season that the Isles took a lead during the third period, but lost the game (0-1-2)…The Kraken are 5-0-0 when tied after two periods….Dennis Cholowski recorded his first assist since May 1, 2022; it was his first assist for the Isles…Kyle Palmieri tied Bo Horvat for the team lead in assists (9); his 16 points lead the team and brings him within five points of 500.

The Injury
Casey Cizikas left the game in the third period, following a collision with Eeli Tolvanen. He missed about ten minutes of playing time but finished the game.

Milestone Men
Noah Dobson earned his 199th point.
Ryan Pulock earned his 198th point and 150th assist.
Anders Lee remains at 199 assists.
Ilya Sorokin has endured three one-goal defeats (0-1-2) in his pursuit of his 100th win.

Chasing 200  
Two Islander defensemen are approaching 200 points; Noah Dobson has 199 and Ryan Pulock has 198. Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson and Tomas Jonsson are the only defensemen to record their first 200 points as Islanders.

Anders Lee has 199 assists; he will be the 21st player in club history to reach 200 assists.

The Road Ahead
The Isles are in a stretch where they play nine of eleven games on the road.  So far, the Isles are 4-3-2 (3-3-1 on the road and 1-0-1 at home):
30-Oct-24 @ Columbus  L 0-2 
1-Nov-24  @ Buffalo       W 4-3
3-Nov-24  @ New York  L 2-5
5-Nov-24  Vs Pittsburgh W 4-3 (SO)
7-Nov-24  @ Ottawa      W 4-2
9-Nov-24  Vs New Jersey L 3-4 (OT)
12-Nov-24 @ Edmonton L 3-4 (OT)
14-Nov-24 @ Vancouver W 5-2
16-Nov-24 @ Seattle       L 2-3
19-Nov-24 @ Calgary
21-Nov-24 @ Detroit

Overtime is Our Time
The Isles have played 7 overtime games. They are 1-4 in games decided by an overtime goal, and they are 2-0 in shootouts. Ilya Sorokin is 1-3 in overtime and 1-0 in shootouts, while Semyon Varlamov is 0-1 in overtime and 1-0 in shootouts. 

Most Career OT/SO Losses (Isles Goalie)
• Ilya Sorokin 33 (CURRENT)
• Rick DiPietro 28 

Facing 40
Ilya Sorokin has faced at least forty shots one time this season and 30 times in his career. Only Billy Smith, who played more than three times the number of games as an Islander, faced 40 more often (46 times).

Empty Netters 
The Isles have scored 3 empty-net goals and allowed 5.

Killing Their Own PP
The Isles have taken a penalty to interrupt their power play three times this season.

Building on a Lead
The Islanders have had a two-goal lead 12 times this season:
Score the next goal: 5 times
Allowed the next goal: 6 times
Game ended with 2-goal difference: 1 times 

Last Year vs. This Year
2024-25  7-7-4 for 18 points in 18 games
2023-24  7-6-5 for 19 points in 18 games

Offense from Defense
Today:   0-3-3
Season: 4-25-29
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 289 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 289
49. Jose Theodore 286
      Dan Bouchard 286

Home and Road
The Isles are 7-7-4 overall; they are 2-3-2 at home and 5-4-2 on the road.
Seattle is 9-8-1 overall; they are 6-3-1 at home and 3-5-0 on the road.

East and West
The Isles are 5-4-1 against the East (2-2-1 vs. Metropolitan and 3-2-0 vs. Atlantic) and 2-3-3 against the West (1-1-2 vs. Central and 1-2-1 vs. Pacific).

Home is Where the Fans Are
The Isles have played 129 games at UBS Arena and recorded 91 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 1,451
3. Glen Sather 1,319

Leaders of the Pack
Lou Lamoriello (1,451) and Patrick Roy (157) have combined for 1,608 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 3-1-2 when scoring first and are 4-6-2 when allowing the opening goal. 

The Shots
Isles       9-10-5=24
Seattle  12-6-9=27
The Isles are 3-3-2 when they outshoot their opponents, 0-1-0 when the shots are even and 3-3-2 when the opposition has more shots.

In the Nets
Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves; he is 4-4-3 this season and 2-2-1 vs. Seattle.
Joey Daccord made 22 saves; he is 8-3-1 this season and 1-0-0 vs the Isles.

Special Teams
The Isles were 0-1 (2:00) on the power play; Seattle was 0-4 (8:00).

The Isles are 5-1-1 when they score at least one power play goal and 2-6-3 when they do not. The Isles are 4-3-3 when they allow at least one power play goal and 3-4-1 when they do not.

Three is a Magic Number
The Isles are 7-1-3 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 0-6-1 when they do not. 

One-Goal Games
The Isles are 4-2-4 in games decided by a single goal including 1-2 in regulation. They are 1-4 in games decided in overtime and are 2-0 in shootouts. The Isles are 1-2 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.

Back-to-Backs     
The Isles are 1-1-0 on the front end and 0-2-0 on the back end this season. The next back-to-back will be on November 29th in Washington and November 30th vs. Buffalo.

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: Ryan Pulock (24:41); Seattle: Brandon Montour (25:51)
Bo Horvat led Isles forwards (20:20)

Isles record by ice-time leaders: Noah Dobson (5-4-2), Alex Romanov (0-1-0), Ryan Pulock (2-2-0), Adam Pelech (0-0-1)

Face-offs
Isles 34, Seattle 23 (60%)
Bo Horvat won 7 of 9 for the Isles; Yanni Gourde won 10 of 18 for Seattle. 

Hit Count
Isles 9 (Jean-Gabriel Pageau -9)
Seattle 16 (Two with 3)

Fights 
None. Season total: 3 (Mayfield, Wahlstrom, Martin)
 
Blocked Shots
Isles 16 (Noah Dobson -4)
Seattle 8 (Two with 2)

For the Analytics Crowd 
Corsi: All situations: Isles 55, Seattle 62
Corsi: 5-on-5: Isles 45, Seattle 50
 
5-on-5 leaders:
Isles:  Bo Horvat +8
Seattle: Brandon Tanev +14

High Danger Scoring Chances (per Natural Stat Trick)
All situations: Isles 12, Seattle 6
5-on-5: Isles 9, Seattle 5

Scratches
(Mathew Barzal – LTIR), (Anthony Duclair-LTIR), (Adam Pelech – IR), (Alex Romanov-INJ), (Mike Reilly-IR),Hudson Fasching, Travis Mitchell
Games Lost to injury: 45.   (Last season's total: 181)

The Ironmen
Brock Nelson is the Islanders' ironman, having played 184 consecutive games. Kyle Palmieri (134) and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (114) have 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 16
2. John Tavares 12

Most Overtime Points, Career (Islanders)
1. John Tavares 23
2. Mathew Barzal 21
3. Brock Nelson 18
Barzal has a point on 21 of the 40 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 0-2-0 in matinee games this season, with 9 games remaining. The next matinee will be on November 29th in Washington. The NHL considers games that start before 5:00 local time to be afternoon contests. Since the start of the 2019-20 season, the Isles are 13-15-10 in matinees.

Challenges
Isles: 0 successful, 2 failures  (No offsides -PIT 11/5, No goalie interference – SEA 11/16)
Opponents: 1 successful, 1 failure (No Goalie Interference -UTA 10/10, Offside-VAN 11/15)

Quickies (Two goals in under a minute)
For (0):
Vs (0): 

Quick Responses (One team scoring within a minute of other team)
Isles responses (1): BUF 11/1
Opponent responses (3): UTA 10/10 (2), SEA 11/16

Multi-Goal 3rd Period Comeback Wins 
For (2): Vs. PIT 11/5 (Trailed 3-1, won 4-3 (SO))
Vs (1):  Vs. NJ 11/9 (Led 3-1, Lost 4-3 (OT))

Last Minute Heroes (Tying or go-ahead goals in the final three minutes of the third period):
For (2): Maxim Tsyplakov 10/10 vs. UTA (17:53, go-ahead goal but lost in OT); Anders Lee 11/12 @ EDM (17:20-GTG; EDM won in OT)
Vs (4): 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); Jesper Bratt 10/25 at NJD (18:31-GTG; NYI won in OT); Stefan Noesen 11/9 vs NJ (19:10-GTG; NJD won in OT)

OT Winners
For (1): Bo Horvat 10/25 at NJD (1:09)
Vs (4): Dylan Guenther 10/10 vs. UTA (2:18); Jake Neighbours 10/17 @ STL (2:04); Jack Hughes 11/9 vs NJD (2:35); Leon Draisaitl 11/12 @ EDM (1:52)

Shootout Winners
For (2): Noah Dobson 10/19 vs MTL, Bo Horvat 11/5 vs PIT
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 858 *** 7. Casey Cizikas 833 *** 8. Matt Martin 830 *** 9. Bob Bourne 814 *** 10. Anders Lee 777 …
31. Dave Lewis 514 *** 32. Adam Pelech 511 *** 33. Mathew Barzal 510 *** 34. Rich Pilon and Mick Vukota 509 *** 36. Ryan Pulock 504 *** 37. Ed Westfall 493 *** 38. Scott Mayfield 486

Goals    
1. Mike Bossy 573 *** 2. Bryan Trottier 500 *** 3. Denis Potvin 310 …
5. Pat LaFontaine and Brent Sutter 287 *** 7. Brock Nelson 282 *** John Tavares 272 *** 9. Anders Lee 267 …
20. Kyle Okposo 139 *** 21. Mathew Barzal 130…
29. Ray Ferraro 116 *** 30. Casey Cizikas 108

Assists
1. Bryan Trottier 853 *** 2. Denis Potvin 742 *** 3. Mike Bossy 553 …
8. Patrick Flatley 328 *** 9. Brent Sutter 323 *** 10. Stefan Persson and Mathew Barzal 317…
14. Pat LaFontaine 279 *** 15. Bobby Nystrom 278 *** 16. Billy Harris and Brock Nelson 259…
19. Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo 230 *** 21. Anders Lee 199…
30. Ziggy Palffy 163 *** 31. Noah Dobson 158 *** 32. David Volek 154 *** 33. Mariusz Czerkawski and Ryan Pulock 150 *** 35. Travis Green 145 *** 36. Steve Thomas 140 *** 37. Mark Streit and Casey Cizikas 139

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 541 *** 12. Bob Nystrom 513 *** 13. Derek King 499 *** 14. Patrick Flatley 488 *** 15. Anders Lee 466 *** 16. Mathew Barzal 447…
30. David Volek 249 *** 31. Casey Cizikas 247

+/-
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. Ryan Pulock +56 *** 24. Greg Gilbert +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. Noah Dobson 41…
14. Vladimir Malakhov 27 *** 15. Adam Pelech, Scott Mayfield and four others 26  

Defense Assists
1. Denis Potvin 742 *** 2. Stefan Persson 317 *** 3. Tomas Jonsson 249…
7. Jeff Norton 166 *** 8. Noah Dobson 158 *** 9. Ryan Pulock 150…
11. Travis Hamonic 120 *** 12. Adam Pelech 118… 
20. Dave Langevin and Thomas Hickey 95 *** 22. Scott Mayfield 93

Defense Points
1. Denis Potvin 1,052 *** 2. Stefan Persson 369 *** 3. Tomas Jonsson 333…
6. Jean Potvin 213 *** 7. Noah Dobson 199 *** Ryan Pulock 198…
11. Roman Hamrlik 153 *** 12. Travis Hamonic 146 *** 13. Adam Pelech 144 …
19. Vladimir Malakhov 125 *** 20. Scott Mayfield 119

Goalie Games
1. Billy Smith 674 *** 2. Rick DiPietro 318 *** 3. Glenn Resch 282 …
4. Kelly Hrudey 241 *** 5. Ilya Sorokin 203 *** 6. Thomas Greiss 193 *** 7. Tommy Salo 187 *** 8. Jaroslav Halak 177 *** 9. Glenn Healy 176 *** 10. Semyon Varlamov 170

Wins
1. Billy Smith 304 *** 2. Glenn Resch 157 *** 3. Rick DiPietro 130…
5. Thomas Greiss 101 *** 6. Ilya Sorokin 99 *** 7. Jaroslav Halak 88 *** 8. Roland Melanson 77 *** 9. Semyon Varlamov 76

Shutouts
1. Glenn Resch 25 *** 2. Billy Smith 22 *** 3. Ilya Sorokin 18 *** 
4. Rick DiPietro and Semyon Varlamov 16

On the Farm   
Bridgeport had their best weekend of the season, earning a 6-1 win in Hershey and a 5-2 win in Wilkes Barre-Scranton to improve to 4-9-1-1. Fredrik Karlstrom scored twice on Friday while Liam Foudy broke a 2-2 tie with under seven minutes to play on Saturday.

Brian Pinho leads the team and is tied for 2nd in the AHL with ten goals. His 16 points are tied for 3rd in the AHL. Jakub Skarek is 3-5-0 with a 2.89 GAA and a .900 save percentage.

The Baby Isles are off until Friday, when they return to Wilkes Barre-Scranton to begin a 3-in-3 weekend.

Season Series Stats
Seattle leads the season series, 1 game to 0 (and 2 points to 0); the teams will meet again on December 5th at UBS Arena. 

The Isles are 1-2-1 in Seattle and 2-3-2 all-time against the Kraken. The Isles are winless in their last three games against the Kraken (0-1-2).

UP NEXT
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19th –ISLES AT CALGARY 9:00pm
[MSGSN (pre-game at 8:30], WRHU 88.7 FM, WRCN 103.9FM, Isles + UBS Arena App]
Game four of the five-game road trip is Tuesday in Calgary. 

The Flames have earned points in the last eight games (6-0-2) with the Isles, with the only Islander wins coming in overtime at UBS in 2022 and in a shootout in Alberta last November.

Jacob Markstrom, now a New Jersey Devil. owns the last four wins for the Flames over the Isles.

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

Friday, November 15, 2024

The Skinny: Isles 5, Vancouver 2

"The Skinny" 

By Eric Hornick

Game 17
Isles 5, Vancouver 2
The Isles controlled play for most of the game and got goals from five different players as they defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 before a sellout crowd of 18,728 at Rogers Arena.

Semyon Varlamov needed to make only five saves through 40 minutes but then made 19 more in the third period to earn his 289th career win.

The Isles are 7-6-4 on the season and play game three of this five-game road trip in Seattle on Saturday afternoon.

The Scoring:  
1st Period
Jonathan Lekkerimaki (1) J.T. Miller (9), Filip Hronek (5) 02:40 NYI 0,VAN 1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (5) Anders Lee (6), Oliver Wahlstrom (1) 17:23 NYI 1,VAN 1 PPG

2nd Period
Scott Mayfield (1) Bo Horvat (8) 00:14 NYI 2,VAN 1
Pierre Engvall (1) Simon Holmstrom (6), Grant Hutton (1) 02:10 NYI 3,VAN 1

3rd Period
Anders Lee (7) Bo Horvat (9) 11:42 NYI 4,VAN 1
Noah Dobson (1)EN Grant Hutton (2), Kyle Palmieri (8) 17:54 NYI 5,VAN 1
Tyler Myers (1) Teddy Blueger (6) 18:34 NYI 5,VAN 2

The Skinny
The Isles have points in five straight (3-0-2) and are 4-1-2 in their last seven games…The Isles have allowed only 24 goals in the first and second periods but have allowed 28 goals in the third period and overtime… Anders Lee is 4-6-10 in the last seven games with four multi-point games; it is the first time since March 2022 that he has had this many points in a seven-game stretch… Grant Hutton recorded his first two NHL assists…Scott Mayfield's goal was his first in 60 games, dating back to April 8, 2023 vs. Philadelphia…Bo Horvat had a pair of assists in his first Islander victory in Vancouver; he now leads the team with nine helpers… Mayfield's goal was the earliest in any period for the Isles since J-G Pageau scored 13 seconds into overtime to beat Los Angeles on December 9, 2023… The Isles held the Canucks to six shots through two periods (matching the fewest allowed by the Isles in 21 years), before allowing a season-high 20 shots in the third period…An offside review denied Brock Nelson of an assist, ending a personal 10-game point streak against the Canucks…The Isles ended five-game point streaks for both Quinn Hughes and Jake DeBrusk.

Milestone Men
Anders Lee earned his 199th assist, breaking a tie with Nick Leddy for 21st place in club history.
Noah Dobson scored his 41st goal, breaking a tie with Mark Streit for 9th place among Isles defensemen.

A Rare Early Goal
Scott Mayfield is only the fourth defenseman in Islander history to score in the first fifteen seconds of any period, joining Denis Potvin, Nick Leddy, and Adam Pelech. None of those other goals happened in the second period, making Mayfield's the earliest second period defense goal in club history. The previous record in the second period was :21, set by Jean Potvin in 1977, and equaled by Johnny Boychuk on October 17, 2015, at Barclays Center against San Jose. (Ralph Stewart has the earliest 2nd period goal by a forward, in 1973 vs. St. Louis – 7 seconds).

Chasing 200  
Two Islander defensemen are approaching 200 points; Noah Dobson has 198 and Ryan Pulock has 197. Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson and Tomas Jonsson are the only defensemen to record their first 200 points as Islanders.

Anders Lee has 199 assists; he will be the 21st player in club history to reach 200 assists.

First NHL Goal Allowed
Jonathan Lekkerimaki is the fourth player to record his first NHL goal in a game against the Isles this season, joining Calum Ritchie (COL), Logan Mailloux (MTL) and Mackie Samoskevich (FLA).

The Road Ahead
The Isles are in a stretch where they play nine of eleven games on the road.  So far, the Isles are 4-2-2 (3-2-1 on the road and 1-0-1 at home):
30-Oct-24 @ Columbus  L 0-2 
1-Nov-24  @ Buffalo       W 4-3
3-Nov-24  @ New York  L 2-5
5-Nov-24  Vs Pittsburgh W 4-3 (SO)
7-Nov-24  @ Ottawa      W 4-2
9-Nov-24  Vs New Jersey L 3-4 (OT)
12-Nov-24 @ Edmonton L 3-4 (OT)
14-Nov-24 @ Vancouver W 5-2
16-Nov-24 @ Seattle
19-Nov-24 @ Calgary
21-Nov-24 @ Detroit

Overtime is Our Time
The Isles have played 7 overtime games. They are 1-4 in games decided by an overtime goal, and they are 2-0 in shootouts. Ilya Sorokin is 1-3 in overtime and 1-0 in shootouts, while Semyon Varlamov is 0-1 in overtime and 1-0 in shootouts. 

Most Career OT/SO Losses (Isles Goalie)
• Ilya Sorokin 33 (CURRENT)
• Rick DiPietro 28 

Facing 40
Ilya Sorokin has faced at least forty shots one time this season and 30 times in his career. Only Billy Smith, who played more than three times the number of games as an Islander, faced 40 more often (46 times).

Empty Netters 
The Isles have scored 3 empty-net goals and allowed 5.

Killing Their Own PP
The Isles have taken a penalty to interrupt their power play three times this season.

Building on a Lead
The Islanders have had a two-goal lead 12 times this season:
Score the next goal: 5 times
Allowed the next goal: 6 times
Game ended with 2-goal difference: 1 times 

Last Year vs. This Year
2024-25  7-6-4 for 18 points in 17 games
2023-24  6-6-5 for 17 points in 17 games

Offense from Defense
Today:   2-2-4
Season: 4-22-26
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 289 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 289
49. Jose Theodore 286
      Dan Bouchard 286

Home and Road
The Isles are 7-6-4 overall; they are 2-3-2 at home and 5-3-2 on the road.
Vancouver is 8-4-3 overall; they are 2-3-3 at home and 6-1-0 on the road.

East and West
The Isles are 5-4-1 against the East (2-2-1 vs. Metropolitan and 3-2-0 vs. Atlantic) and 2-2-3 against the West (1-1-2 vs. Central and 1-1-1 vs. Pacific).

Home is Where the Fans Are
The Isles have played 129 games at UBS Arena and recorded 91 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 1,451
3. Glen Sather 1,319

Leaders of the Pack
Lou Lamoriello (1,451) and Patrick Roy (157) have combined for 1,608 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 3-1-2 when scoring first and are 4-5-2 when allowing the opening goal. 

The Shots
Isles            9-15-8=32
Vancouver  3-3-20=26
The Isles are 3-3-2 when they outshoot their opponents, 0-1-0 when the shots are even and 3-2-2 when the opposition has more shots.

In the Nets
Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves; he is 3-3-1 this season and 8-12-2 vs. Vancouver.
Kevin Lankinen made 27 saves; he is 8-2-3 this season and 1-2-0 vs the Isles.

Special Teams
The Isles were 1-5 (8:50) on the power play; Vancouver was 0-1 (2:00).

The Isles are 5-1-1 when they score at least one power play goal and 2-5-3 when they do not. The Isles are 4-3-3 when they allow at least one power play goal and 3-3-1 when they do not.

Three is (Usually) a Magic Number
The Isles are 7-1-3 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 0-5-1 when they do not. 

One-Goal Games
The Isles are 4-1-4 in games decided by a single goal including 1-1 in regulation. They are 1-4 in games decided in overtime and are 2-0 in shootouts. The Isles are 1-2 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.

Back-to-Backs     
The Isles are 1-1-0 on the front end and 0-2-0 on the back end this season. The next back-to-back will be on November 29th in Washington and November 30th vs. Buffalo.

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 (23:41); Vancouver: Quinn Hughes (27:10)
Kyle Palmieri led Isles forwards (20:26)

Isles record by ice-time leaders: Noah Dobson (5-4-2), Alex Romanov (0-1-0), Ryan Pulock (2-1-0), Adam Pelech (0-0-1)

Face-offs
Isles 32, Vancouver 22 (59%)
Casey Cizikas won 9 of 14 for the Isles; No Canuck won more than he lost. 

Hit Count
Isles 14 (Matt Martin and Casey Cizikas -3)
Vancouver 26 (Kiefer Sherwood -8)

Fights 
Matt Martin fought Vincent Desharnais in the 2nd period. Season total: 3 (Mayfield, Wahlstrom, Martin)
 
Blocked Shots
Isles 17 (Ryan Pulock -4)
Vancouver 14 (Tyler Myers -4)

For the Analytics Crowd 
Corsi: All situations: Isles 57, Vancouver 58
Corsi: 5-on-5: Isles 45, Vancouver 48
 
5-on-5 leaders:
Isles:  Casey Cizikas +7
Vancouver: Filip Hronek +11

High Danger Scoring Chances (per Natural Stat Trick)
All situations: Isles 13, Vancouver 2
5-on-5: Isles 11, Vancouver 2

Scratches
(Mathew Barzal – LTIR), (Anthony Duclair-LTIR), (Adam Pelech – IR), (Alex Romanov-INJ), (Mike Reilly-IR),Hudson Fasching, Travis Mitchell
Games Lost to injury: 40.   (Last season's total: 181)

The Ironmen
Brock Nelson is the Islanders' ironman, having played 183 consecutive games. Kyle Palmieri (133) and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (113) have 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 16
2. John Tavares 12

Most Overtime Points, Career (Islanders)
1. John Tavares 23
2. Mathew Barzal 21
3. Brock Nelson 18
Barzal has a point on 21 of the 40 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 0-1-0 in matinee games this season, with 10 games remaining. The next matinee will be on November 16th in Seattle. The NHL considers games that start before 5:00 local time to be afternoon contests. Since the start of the 2019-20 season, the Isles are 13-14-10 in matinees.

Challenges
Isles: 0 successful, 1 failure  (No offsides -PIT 11/5)
Opponents: 1 successful, 1 failure (No Goalie Interference -UTA 10/10), (Offside-VAN 11/15)

Quickies (Two goals in under a minute)
For (0):
Vs (0): 

Quick Responses (One team scoring within a minute of other team)
Isles responses (1): BUF 11/1
Opponent responses (2): UTA 10/10 (2)

Multi-Goal 3rd Period Comeback Wins 
For (2): Vs. PIT 11/5 (Trailed 3-1, won 4-3 (SO))
Vs (1):  Vs. NJ 11/9 (Led 3-1, Lost 4-3 (OT))

Last Minute Heroes (Tying or go-ahead goals in the final three minutes of the third period):
For (2): Maxim Tsyplakov 10/10 vs. UTA (17:53, go-ahead goal but lost in OT); Anders Lee 11/12 @ EDM (17:20-GTG; EDM won in OT)
Vs (4): 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); Jesper Bratt 10/25 at NJD (18:31-GTG; NYI won in OT); Stefan Noesen 11/9 vs NJ (19:10-GTG; NJD won in OT)

OT Winners
For (1): Bo Horvat 10/25 at NJD (1:09)
Vs (4): Dylan Guenther 10/10 vs. UTA (2:18); Jake Neighbours 10/17 @ STL (2:04); Jack Hughes 11/9 vs NJD (2:35); Leon Draisaitl 11/12 @ EDM (1:52)

Shootout Winners
For (2): Noah Dobson 10/19 vs MTL, Bo Horvat 11/5 vs PIT
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 857 *** 7. Casey Cizikas 832 *** 8. Matt Martin 829 *** 9. Bob Bourne 814 *** 10. Anders Lee 776 …
31. Dave Lewis 514 *** 32. Adam Pelech 511 *** 33. Mathew Barzal 510 *** 34. Rich Pilon and Mick Vukota 509 *** 36. Ryan Pulock 503 *** 37. Ed Westfall 493 *** 38. Scott Mayfield 485

Goals    
1. Mike Bossy 573 *** 2. Bryan Trottier 500 *** 3. Denis Potvin 310 …
5. Pat LaFontaine and Brent Sutter 287 *** 7. Brock Nelson 281 *** John Tavares 272 *** 9. Anders Lee 267 …
20. Kyle Okposo 139 *** 21. Mathew Barzal 130…
29. Ray Ferraro 116 *** 30. Casey Cizikas 108

Assists
1. Bryan Trottier 853 *** 2. Denis Potvin 742 *** 3. Mike Bossy 553 …
8. Patrick Flatley 328 *** 9. Brent Sutter 323 *** 10. Stefan Persson and Mathew Barzal 317…
14. Pat LaFontaine 279 *** 15. Bobby Nystrom 278 *** 16. Billy Harris and Brock Nelson 259…
19. Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo 230 *** 21. Anders Lee 199…
30. Ziggy Palffy 163 *** 31. Noah Dobson 157 *** 32. David Volek 154 *** 33. Mariusz Czerkawski 150 *** 34. Ryan Pulock 149 *** 35. Travis Green 145 *** 36. Steve Thomas 140 *** 37. Mark Streit and Casey Cizikas 139

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 540 *** 12. Bob Nystrom 513 *** 13. Derek King 499 *** 14. Patrick Flatley 488 *** 15. Anders Lee 466 *** 16. Mathew Barzal 447…
30. David Volek 249 *** 31. Casey Cizikas 247

+/-
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. Ryan Pulock +57 *** 24. Greg Gilbert +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. Noah Dobson 41…
14. Vladimir Malakhov 27 *** 15. Adam Pelech, Scott Mayfield and four others 26  

Defense Assists
1. Denis Potvin 742 *** 2. Stefan Persson 317 *** 3. Tomas Jonsson 249…
7. Jeff Norton 166 *** 8. Noah Dobson 157 *** 9. Ryan Pulock 149…
11. Travis Hamonic 120 *** 12. Adam Pelech 118… 
20. Dave Langevin and Thomas Hickey 95 *** 22. Scott Mayfield 93

Defense Points
1. Denis Potvin 1,052 *** 2. Stefan Persson 369 *** 3. Tomas Jonsson 333…
6. Jean Potvin 213 *** 7. Noah Dobson 198 *** Ryan Pulock 197…
11. Roman Hamrlik 153 *** 12. Travis Hamonic 146 *** 13. Adam Pelech 144 …
19. Vladimir Malakhov 125 *** 20. Scott Mayfield 119

Goalie Games
1. Billy Smith 674 *** 2. Rick DiPietro 318 *** 3. Glenn Resch 282 …
4. Kelly Hrudey 241 *** 5. Ilya Sorokin 202 *** 6. Thomas Greiss 193 *** 7. Tommy Salo 187 *** 8. Jaroslav Halak 177 *** 9. Glenn Healy 176 *** 10. Semyon Varlamov 170

Wins
1. Billy Smith 304 *** 2. Glenn Resch 157 *** 3. Rick DiPietro 130…
5. Thomas Greiss 101 *** 6. Ilya Sorokin 99 *** 7. Jaroslav Halak 88 *** 8. Roland Melanson 77 *** 9. Semyon Varlamov 76

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 2-9-1-1 heading into a Friday game in Hershey. Brian Pinho leads the team with nine goals. 

Season Series Stats
The Isles lead the season series, 1 game to 0 (and 2 points to 0); the teams will meet again on March 26th at UBS Arena. 

The Isles have points in nine straight games in Vancouver, going 6-0-3; however, this win stopped a three-game Canuck winning streak over the Isles.

UP NEXT
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16th –ISLES AT SEATTLE 4:00pm
[MSGSN (pre-game at 3:30], WRHU 88.7 FM, WRCN 103.9FM, Isles + UBS Arena App]
The middle game of the road trip is Saturday afternoon in Seattle. 

The Isles are 1-1-1 in Seattle and 2-2-2 all-time against the Kraken. Last season, the Kraken won a pair of shootouts from the Isles, so the Isles will bring a three-game point streak (1-0-2) against Seattle into this match-up.

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

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

The Skinny: Edmonton 4, Isles 3 (OT)

"The Skinny" 

By Eric Hornick

Game 16
Edmonton 4, Isles 3 (OT)
Anders Lee scored twice in the final 7:06 of regulation to grab the Isles a point but Leon Draisaitl scored his second goal of the game 1:52 into overtime as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Isles 4-3 before a sellout crowd of 18,347 at Rogers Place.

Connor McDavid had a point on all four goals to give him 999 career points.

The Isles are 6-6-4 on the season and play game two of this five-game road trip in Vancouver on Thursday.

The Scoring:  
1st Period
None

2nd Period
Leon Draisaitl (11) Connor McDavid (10), Evan Bouchard (5) 00:36 NYI 0,EDM 1 PPG
Kyle Palmieri (7) Maxim Tsyplakov (8), Brock Nelson (3) 15:58 NYI 1,EDM 1

3rd Period
Evan Bouchard (4) Mattias Ekholm (8), Connor McDavid (11) 00:57 NYI 1,EDM 2
Connor McDavid (5) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (6) 10:19 NYI 1,EDM 3
Anders Lee (5) Ryan Pulock (6), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (3) 12:54 NYI 2,EDM 3
Anders Lee (6) Jean-Gabriel Pageau (4), Kyle Palmieri (7) 17:20 NYI 3,EDM 3

OT
Leon Draisaitl (12) Connor McDavid (12), Evan Bouchard (6) 01:52 NYI 3,EDM 4 

The Skinny
The Isles are 3-1-2 in their last six games… Scott Mayfield went +1 and now leads the team with a +7 rating…Maxim Tsyplakov had an assist and three hits; he leads both the team and all NHL rookies with those 45 hits… The Isles lead the NHL in games going past 60 minutes with 7 but are 3-4 in those games…The Isles have allowed only 23 goals in the first and second periods but have allowed 27 goals in the third period and overtime…The Oiler OT goals deprived Ilya Sorokin of his 100th victory... Anders Lee is 3-5-8 in last six games with three multi-point games…Evan Bouchard went 1-2-3 and matched a career best with eight shots on goal; Connor McDavid had a season-high eight shots and 14 attempts… Jean-Gabriel Pageau assisted on both Lee goals, matching his season  total in a span of 4:26….Casey Cizikas took his first penalty of the season; Bo Horvat is the lone Islander regular to not take a penalty…Leon Draisaitl's overtime goal was his 16th, tying Connor McDavid's club record; they have points on the same overtime goal 28 times (more than any other duo in NHL history)… McDavid also recorded his 100th point of the calendar year; he is the first since Brett Hull (1989-92) to do so in four consecutive calendar years…Edmonton finished with 42 shots, which was the most allowed by the Isles this season.

Chasing 200  
Two Islander defensemen are approaching 200 points; Noah Dobson Ryan Pulock each have 197. Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson and Tomas Jonsson are the only defensemen to record their first 200 points as Islanders.

For the History Books
Edmonton won 32 of the 60 face-offs, ending the Isles' franchise-record streak of winning the majority of draws for 14 straight games. It was only the 15th time in the real time era that a team has had a streak of at least that length.

The Road Ahead
The Isles are in a stretch where they play nine of eleven games on the road.  So far, the Isles are 3-2-2 (2-2-1 on the road and 1-0-1 at home):
30-Oct-24 @ Columbus  L 0-2 
1-Nov-24  @ Buffalo       W 4-3
3-Nov-24  @ New York  L 2-5
5-Nov-24  Vs Pittsburgh W 4-3 (SO)
7-Nov-24  @ Ottawa      W 4-2
9-Nov-24  Vs New Jersey L 3-4 (OT)
12-Nov-24 @ Edmonton L 3-4 (OT)
14-Nov-24 @ Vancouver
16-Nov-24 @ Seattle
19-Nov-24 @ Calgary
21-Nov-24 @ Detroit

Overtime is Our Time
The Isles have played 7 overtime games. They are 1-4 in games decided by an overtime goal, and they are 2-0 in shootouts. Ilya Sorokin is 1-3 in overtime and 1-0 in shootouts, while Semyon Varlamov is 0-1 in overtime and 1-0 in shootouts. 

Most Career OT/SO Losses (Isles Goalie)
• Ilya Sorokin 33 (CURRENT)
• Rick DiPietro 28 

Facing 40
Ilya Sorokin has faced at least forty shots one time this season and 30 times in his career. Only Billy Smith, who played more than three times the number of games as an Islander, faced 40 more often (46 times).

Sorokin has made at least 40 saves 18 times in his career, which is a franchise record. He finished with 38 saves tonight.

Empty Netters 
The Isles have scored 2 empty-net goals and allowed 5.

Killing Their Own PP
The Isles have taken a penalty to interrupt their power play three times this season.

Building on a Lead
The Islanders have had a two-goal lead 11 times this season:
Score the next goal: 4 times
Allowed the next goal: 6 times
Game ended with 2-goal difference: 1 times 

Last Year vs. This Year
2024-25  6-6-4 for 16 points in 16 games
2023-24  5-6-5 for 15 points in 16 games

Offense from Defense
Today:   0-1-1
Season: 2-20-22
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 288 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 288
49. Jose Theodore 286
      Dan Bouchard 286

Home and Road
The Isles are 6-6-4 overall; they are 2-3-2 at home and 4-3-2 on the road.
Edmonton is 8-7-1 overall; they are 3-5-1 at home and 5-2-0 on the road.
East and West
The Isles are 5-4-1 against the East (2-2-1 vs. Metropolitan and 3-2-0 vs. Atlantic) and 1-2-3 against the West (1-1-2 vs. Central and 0-1-1 vs. Pacific).

Home is Where the Fans Are
The Isles have played 129 games at UBS Arena and recorded 91 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 1,450
3. Glen Sather 1,319

Leaders of the Pack
Lou Lamoriello (1,450) and Patrick Roy (156) have combined for 1,606 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 3-1-2 when scoring first and are 3-5-2 when allowing the opening goal. 

The Shots
Isles             6-10-6-0=22
Edmonton  13-10-15-4=42
The Isles are 3-3-2 when they outshoot their opponents, 0-1-0 when the shots are even and 3-2-2 when the opposition has more shots.

In the Nets
Ilya Sorokin made 38 saves; he is 4-3-3 this season and 3-3-1 vs. Edmonton.
Stuart Skinner made 19 saves; he is 5-5-1 this season and 2-1-0 vs the Isles.

Special Teams
The Isles were 0-2 (4:00) on the power play; Edmonton was 1-2 (2:37).

The Isles are 4-1-1 when they score at least one power play goal and 2-5-3 when they do not. The Isles are 4-3-3 when they allow at least one power play goal and 2-3-1 when they do not.

Three is (Usually) a Magic Number
The Isles are 6-1-3 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 0-5-1 when they do not. 

One-Goal Games
The Isles are 4-1-4 in games decided by a single goal including 1-1 in regulation. They are 1-4 in games decided in overtime and are 2-0 in shootouts. The Isles are 1-2 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.

Back-to-Backs     
The Isles are 1-1-0 on the front end and 0-2-0 on the back end this season. The next back-to-back will be on November 29th in Washington and November 30th vs. Buffalo.

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: Ryan Pulock (27:07); Edmonton: Mattias Ekholm (24:38)
Bo Horvat led Isles forwards (21:16)

Isles record by ice-time leaders: Noah Dobson (4-4-2), Alex Romanov (0-1-0), Ryan Pulock (2-1-0), Adam Pelech (0-0-1)

Face-offs
Isles 28, Edmonton 32 (47%)
Kyle MacLean won 4 of 5 for the Isles; Derek Ryan won 6 of 7 for Edmonton. 

Hit Count
Isles 15 (Kyle MacLean and Maxim Tysplakov -3)
Edmonton 7 (Darnell Nurse -2)

Fights 
None. Season total: 2 (Mayfield, Wahlstrom)
 
Blocked Shots
Isles 18 (Noah Dobson -5)
Edmonton 14 (Evan Bouchard -3)

For the Analytics Crowd 
Corsi: All situations: Isles 46, Edmonton 82
Corsi: 5-on-5: Isles 42, Edmonton 71
 
5-on-5 leaders:
Isles:  no Isle was a +  
Edmonton: Evan Bouchard +25

High Danger Scoring Chances (per Natural Stat Trick)
All situations: Isles 3, Edmonton 17
5-on-5: Isles 2, Edmonton 15

Scratches
(Mathew Barzal – LTIR), (Anthony Duclair-LTIR), (Adam Pelech – IR), (Alex Romanov-INJ), (Mike Reilly-INJ),Hudson Fasching
Games Lost to injury: 35.   (Last season's total: 181)

The Ironmen
Brock Nelson is the Islanders' ironman, having played 182 consecutive games. Kyle Palmieri (132) and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (112) have 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 16
2. John Tavares 12

Most Overtime Points, Career (Islanders)
1. John Tavares 23
2. Mathew Barzal 21
3. Brock Nelson 18
Barzal has a point on 21 of the 40 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 0-1-0 in matinee games this season, with 10 games remaining. The next matinee will be on November 16th in Seattle. The NHL considers games that start before 5:00 local time to be afternoon contests. Since the start of the 2019-20 season, the Isles are 13-14-10 in matinees.

Challenges
Isles: 0 successful, 1 failures  (No offsides -PIT 11/5)
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 (1): BUF 11/1
Opponent responses (2): UTA 10/10 (2)

Multi-Goal 3rd Period Comeback Wins 
For (2): Vs. PIT 11/5 (Trailed 3-1, won 4-3 (SO))
Vs (1):  Vs. NJ 11/9 (Led 3-1, Lost 4-3 (OT))

Last Minute Heroes (Tying or go-ahead goals in the final three minutes of the third period):
For (2): Maxim Tsyplakov 10/10 vs. UTA (17:53, go-ahead goal but lost in OT); Anders Lee 11/12 @ EDM (17:20-GTG; EDM won in OT)
Vs (4): 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); Jesper Bratt 10/25 at NJD (18:31-GTG; NYI won in OT); Stefan Noesen 11/9 vs NJ (19:10-GTG; NJD won in OT)

OT Winners
For (1): Bo Horvat 10/25 at NJD (1:09)
Vs (4): Dylan Guenther 10/10 vs. UTA (2:18); Jake Neighbours 10/17 @ STL (2:04); Jack Hughes 11/9 vs NJD (2:35); Leon Draisaitl 11/12 @ EDM (1:52)

Shootout Winners
For (2): Noah Dobson 10/19 vs MTL, Bo Horvat 11/5 vs PIT
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 856 *** 7. Casey Cizikas 831 *** 8. Matt Martin 828 *** 9. Bob Bourne 814 *** 10. Anders Lee 775 …
31. Dave Lewis 514 *** 32. Adam Pelech 511 *** 33. Mathew Barzal 510 *** 34. Rich Pilon and Mick Vukota 509 *** 36. Ryan Pulock 502 *** 37. Ed Westfall 493 *** 38. Scott Mayfield 484

Goals    
1. Mike Bossy 573 *** 2. Bryan Trottier 500 *** 3. Denis Potvin 310 …
5. Pat LaFontaine and Brent Sutter 287 *** 7. Brock Nelson 281 *** John Tavares 272 *** 9. Anders Lee 266 …
20. Kyle Okposo 139 ***21. Mathew Barzal 130…
29. Ray Ferraro 116 *** 30. Casey Cizikas 108

Assists
1. Bryan Trottier 853 *** 2. Denis Potvin 742 *** 3. Mike Bossy 553 …
8. Patrick Flatley 328 *** 9. Brent Sutter 323 *** 10. Stefan Persson and Mathew Barzal 317…
14. Pat LaFontaine 279 *** 15. Bobby Nystrom 278 *** 16. Billy Harris and Brock Nelson 259…
19. Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo 230 *** 21. Nick Leddy and Anders Lee 198…
30. Ziggy Palffy 163 *** 31. Noah Dobson 157 *** 32. David Volek 154 *** 33. Mariusz Czerkawski 150 *** 34. Ryan Pulock 149 *** 35. Travis Green 145 *** 36. Steve Thomas 140 *** 37. Mark Streit and Casey Cizikas 139

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 540 *** 12. Bob Nystrom 513 *** 13. Derek King 499 *** 14. Patrick Flatley 488 *** 15. Anders Lee 464 *** 16. Mathew Barzal 447…
30. David Volek 249 *** 31. Casey Cizikas 247

+/-
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. Ryan Pulock +57 *** 24. Greg Gilbert +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 157 *** 9. Ryan Pulock 149…
11. Travis Hamonic 120 *** 12. Adam Pelech 118… 
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 and Ryan Pulock 197…
11. Roman Hamrlik 153 *** 12. Travis Hamonic 146 *** 13. Adam Pelech 144 …
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 202 *** 6. Thomas Greiss 193 *** 7. Tommy Salo 187 *** 8. Jaroslav Halak 177 *** 9. Glenn Healy 176 *** 10. Semyon Varlamov 169

Wins
1. Billy Smith 304 *** 2. Glenn Resch 157 *** 3. Rick DiPietro 130…
5. Thomas Greiss 101 *** 6. Ilya Sorokin 99 *** 7. Jaroslav Halak 88 *** 8. Roland Melanson 77 *** 9. Semyon Varlamov 75

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 2-9-1-1 after dropping a 5-4 game on Tuesday to Hershey before over 7,000 fans at Total Mortgage Arena; Spencer Smallman scored the winning goal at 19:52 of the third. Brian Pinho scored his 9th goal for the Baby Isles. Bridgeport faces Hershey on Friday in Chocolatetown to complete the home-and-home series.

Season Series Stats
Edmonton leads the season series, 1 game to 0 (and 2 points to 1); the teams will meet again on Pi Day (March 14th) at UBS Arena. 

The Isles are 0-3-3 in their last six trips to Edmonton, but this was the first point the Isles have earned there in the last four trips. Since 2004, the Isles are 1-8-4 in Edmonton. 

The home team has won all 7 games over the last four seasons.

UP NEXT
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14th –ISLES AT VANCOUVER 10:00pm
[MSGSN2 (pre-game at 9:30], WRHU 88.7 FM, WRCN 103.9FM, Isles + UBS Arena App]
The road trip continues on Thursday in Vancouver. While Edmonton has not been a friendly stop, the Isles have earned points in their last eight trips to Vancouver. Last season, the Isles had 2-0 and 3-1 leads but dropped 4-3 overtime decision on a Quinn Hughes goal. 

Vancouver won the Long Island meeting last season as well and owns three straight wins over the Isles for the first time since 2015-16. The Canucks have beaten the Isles four straight times only once ever -from 1993 to 1996.

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

Sunday, November 10, 2024

The Skinny: New Jersey 4, Isles 3 (OT)

"The Skinny" 

By Eric Hornick

Game 15
New Jersey 4, Isles 3 (OT)
Jack Hughes scored his second goal of the game 2:35 into overtime as the New Jersey Devils rallied from a 3-1 deficit with 4 ½ minutes to play and defeat the Islanders 4-3  before a sellout crowd of 17,255 at UBS Arena.

For the second time this season against New Jersey, the Isles never trailed but allowed the Devils to tie the game multiple times and force overtime  Stefan Noesen knotted the game in the final minute when his pass went into the net off the skate of Grant Hutton.

The Isles are 6-6-3 on the season and begin a five-game road trip in Edmonton on Tuesday.

The Scoring:  
1st Period
Simon Holmstrom (2) Kyle MacLean (2) 13:09 NJD 0,NYI 1

2nd Period
Jack Hughes (6) Dougie Hamilton (9), Jesper Bratt (14) 05:57 NJD 1,NYI 1 PPG

3rd Period
Dennis Cholowski (2) Simon Holmstrom (5), Pierre Engvall (2) 10:30 NJD 1,NYI 2
Brock Nelson (6) Kyle Palmieri (6), Maxim Tsyplakov (7) 12:26 NJD 1,NYI 3
Dawson Mercer (4) Paul Cotter (5), Jonas Siegenthaler (5) 15:33 NJD 2,NYI 3
Stefan Noesen (7) Jack Hughes (11), Dougie Hamilton (10) 19:10 NJD 3,NYI 3

OT
Jack Hughes (7) Dougie Hamilton (11) 02:35 NJD 4,NYI 3

The Skinny
The Isles are 3-1-1 in their last five games…. Scott Mayfield went +1 and now leads the team with a +6 rating…Maxim Tsyplakov had an assist and three hits; he leads both the team and all NHL rookies with those 42 hits…Bo Horvat had six hits, one shy of his career high, set 3/5/2015 in Arizona (as a Canuck)…The Isles had lost three games this season in overtime, allowing a goal in the third minute of overtime in each game…Dennis Cholowski has both goals by Islander defensemen this season…The Isles did not have a power play for the first time since March 5, 2024, in St. Louis…Dougie Hamilton had three assists, giving him 18 assists in 28 games against the Isles…Brock Nelson scored for the 15th time in 48 games against the Devils…Jack Hughes scored his 2nd overtime goal at UBS Arena (also October 20, 2023); he is 11-6-17 in 19 career games against the Isles…Hughes is the first opponent with multiple overtime goals at UBS; it was his seventh career overtime goal, tying Zach Parise for 3rd place in Devil history…The Isles have allowed only 22 goals in the first and second periods, but have allowed 24 goals in the third period and overtime… The Isles have allowed eight goals in 15 times short at home (46.7%)…The Devil comeback deprived Ilya Sorokin of his 100th victory.…Anders Lee's assist streak ended at four games

By George
Isaiah George played 24:07 in his third NHL game after playing four games in Bridgeport. George is the 20th-youngest player in the NHL; he will not turn 21 until February 15th. His ice-time was the most by any Islander in his first two NHL games (ice-time official since 1997-98). Montreal's Lane Hutson is the only rookie to play more in a game than George.

Chasing 200  
Two Islander defensemen are approaching 200 points; Noah Dobson has 197 and Ryan Pulock has 196. Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson and Tomas Jonsson are the only defensemen to record their first 200 points as Islanders.

For the History Books
The Isles extended their franchise-record streak by winning the majority of draws for the 14th straight games. It is only the 15th time in the real time era that a team has had a streak of at least that length; only nine were able to extend the streak to fifteen game.

The Road Ahead
The Isles are in a stretch where they play nine of eleven games on the road.  So far, the Isles are 3-2-1 (2-2-0 on the road and 1-0-1 at home):
30-Oct-24 @ Columbus  L 0-2 
1-Nov-24  @ Buffalo       W 4-3
3-Nov-24  @ New York  L 2-5
5-Nov-24  Vs Pittsburgh W 4-3 (SO)
7-Nov-24  @ Ottawa      W 4-2
9-Nov-24  Vs New Jersey L 3-4 (OT)
12-Nov-24 @ Edmonton
14-Nov-24 @ Vancouver
16-Nov-24 @ Seattle
19-Nov-24 @ Calgary
21-Nov-24 @ Detroit

Overtime is Our Time
The Isles have played 6 overtime games. They are 1-3 in games decided by an overtime goal, and they are 2-0 in shootouts. Ilya Sorokin is 1-2 in overtime and 1-0 in shootouts, while Semyon Varlamov is 0-1 in overtime and 1-0 in shootouts. 

Empty Netters 
The Isles have scored 2 empty-net goals and allowed 5.

Killing Their Own PP
The Isles have taken a penalty to interrupt their power play three times this season.

Building on a Lead
The Islanders have had a two-goal lead 11 times this season:
Score the next goal: 4 times
Allowed the next goal: 6 times
Game ended with 2-goal difference: 1 times 

Last Year vs. This Year
2024-25  6-6-3 for 15 points in 15 games
2023-24  5-6-4 for 14 points in 15 games

Offense from Defense
Today:   1-0-1
Season: 2-19-21
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 288 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 288
49. Jose Theodore 286
      Dan Bouchard 286

Home and Road
The Isles are 6-6-3 overall; they are 2-3-2 at home and 4-3-1 on the road.
New Jersey is 10-5-2 overall; they are 4-2-2 at home and 6-3-0 on the road.

East and West
The Isles are 5-4-1 against the East (2-2-1 vs. Metropolitan and 3-2-0 vs. Atlantic) and 1-2-2 against the West (1-1-2 vs. Central and 0-1-0 vs. Pacific).

Home is Where the Fans Are
The Isles have played 129 games at UBS Arena and recorded 91 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 1,450
3. Glen Sather 1,319

Leaders of the Pack
Lou Lamoriello (1,450) and Patrick Roy (156) have combined for 1,606 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 3-1-2 when scoring first and are 3-5-1 when allowing the opening goal. 

The Shots
Isles             5-6-10-1=22
New Jersey 10-10-12-1=33
The Isles are 3-3-2 when they outshoot their opponents, 0-1-0 when the shots are even and 3-2-1 when the opposition has more shots.

In the Nets
Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves; he is 4-3-2 this season and 7-6-1 vs. New Jersey.
Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves; he is 7-4-1 this season and 8-5-2 vs the Isles.

Special Teams
The Isles did not have a power play (0:00); New Jersey was 1-2 (2:40).

The Isles are 4-1-1 when they score at least one power play goal and 2-5-2 when they do not. The Isles are 4-3-2 when they allow at least one power play goal and 2-3-1 when they do not.

Three is (Usually) a Magic Number
The Isles are 6-1-2 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 0-5-1 when they do not. 

One-Goal Games
The Isles are 4-1-3 in games decided by a single goal including 1-1 in regulation. They are 1-3 in games decided in overtime and are 2-0 in shootouts. The Isles are 1-2 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.

Back-to-Backs     
The Isles are 1-1-0 on the front end and 0-2-0 on the back end this season. The next back-to-back will be on November 29th in Washington and November 30th vs. Buffalo.

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 (29:48); New Jersey: Dawson Mercer (22:34)
Brock Nelson and Jean-Gabriel Pageau led Islander forwards with 19:36.

Isles record by ice-time leaders: Noah Dobson (4-4-2), Alex Romanov (0-1-0), Ryan Pulock (1-1-0), Adam Pelech (0-0-1)

Face-offs
Isles 30, New Jersey 24 (56%)
Brock Nelson won 7 of 11 for the Isles; Erik Haula won 8 of 12 for New Jersey. 

Hit Count
Isles 34 (Bo Horvat -6)
New Jersey 24 (Stefan Noesen -6)

Fights 
None. Season total: 2 (Mayfield, Wahlstrom)
 
Blocked Shots
Isles 13 (Ryan Pulock and Noah Dobson -3)
New Jersey 10 (Dougie Hamilton -3)

For the Analytics Crowd 
Corsi: All situations: Isles 47, New Jersey 62
Corsi: 5-on-5: Isles 44, New Jersey 49
 
5-on-5 leaders:
Isles:  Maxim Tsyplakov +7  
New Jersey: Jack Hughes +9

High Danger Scoring Chances (per Natural Stat Trick)
All situations: Isles 13, New Jersey 16
5-on-5: Isles 11, New Jersey 11

Scratches
(Mathew Barzal – LTIR), (Anthony Duclair-LTIR), (Adam Pelech – IR), (Alex Romanov-INJ), (Mike Reilly-INJ),Hudson Fasching
Games Lost to injury: 30.   (Last season's total: 181)

The Ironmen
Brock Nelson is the Islanders' ironman, having played 181 consecutive games. Kyle Palmieri (131) and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (111) have 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 16
2. John Tavares 12

Most Overtime Points, Career (Islanders)
1. John Tavares 23
2. Mathew Barzal 21
3. Brock Nelson 18
Barzal has a point on 21 of the 40 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 0-1-0 in matinee games this season, with 10 games remaining. The next matinee will be on November 16th in Seattle. The NHL considers games that start before 5:00 local time to be afternoon contests. Since the start of the 2019-20 season, the Isles are 13-14-10 in matinees.

Challenges
Isles: 0 successful, 1 failures  (No offsides -PIT 11/5)
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 (1): BUF 11/1
Opponent responses (2): UTA 10/10 (2)

Multi-Goal 3rd Period Comeback Wins 
For (1): Vs. PIT 11/5 (Trailed 3-1, won 4-3 (SO))
Vs (1):  Vs. NJ 11/9 (Led 3-1, Lost 4-3 (OT))

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 (4): 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); Jesper Bratt 10/25 at NJD (18:31-GTG; NYI won in OT); Stefan Noesen 11/9 vs NJ (19:10-GTG; NJD won in OT)

OT Winners
For (1): Bo Horvat 10/25 at NJD (1:09)
Vs (2): Dylan Guenther 10/10 vs. UTA (2:18); Jake Neighbours 10/17 @ STL (2:04); Jack Hughes 11/9 vs NJD (2:35)

Shootout Winners
For (1): Noah Dobson 10/19 vs MTL, Bo Horvat 11/5 vs PIT
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 855 *** 7. Casey Cizikas 830 *** 8. Matt Martin 827 *** 9. Bob Bourne 814 *** 10. Anders Lee 774 …
31. Dave Lewis 514 *** 32. Adam Pelech 511 *** 33. Mathew Barzal 510 *** 34. Rich Pilon and Mick Vukota 509 *** 36. Ryan Pulock 501 *** 37. Ed Westfall 493 *** 38. Scott Mayfield 483

Goals    
1. Mike Bossy 573 *** 2. Bryan Trottier 500 *** 3. Denis Potvin 310 …
5. Pat LaFontaine and Brent Sutter 287 *** 7. Brock Nelson 281 *** John Tavares 272 *** 9. Anders Lee 264 …
20. Kyle Okposo 139 ***21. Mathew Barzal 130…
29. Ray Ferraro 116 *** 30. Casey Cizikas 108

Assists
1. Bryan Trottier 853 *** 2. Denis Potvin 742 *** 3. Mike Bossy 553 …
8. Patrick Flatley 328 *** 9. Brent Sutter 323 *** 10. Stefan Persson and Mathew Barzal 317…
14. Pat LaFontaine 279 *** 15. Bobby Nystrom 278 *** 16. Billy Harris 259 *** 17. Brock Nelson 258…
19. Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo 230 *** 21. Nick Leddy and Anders Lee 198…
30. Ziggy Palffy 163 *** 31. Noah Dobson 157 *** 32. David Volek 154 *** 33. Mariusz Czerkawski 150 *** 34. Ryan Pulock 148 *** 35. Travis Green 145 *** 36. Steve Thomas 140 *** 37. Mark Streit and Casey Cizikas 139

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 539 *** 12. Bob Nystrom 513 *** 13. Derek King 499 *** 14. Patrick Flatley 488 *** 15. Anders Lee 462 *** 16. Mathew Barzal 447…
30. David Volek 249 *** 31. Casey Cizikas 247

+/-
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. Ryan Pulock +57 *** 24. Greg Gilbert +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 157 *** 9. Ryan Pulock 148…
11. Travis Hamonic 120 *** 12. Adam Pelech 118… 
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 197 *** 8. Ryan Pulock 196…
11. Roman Hamrlik 153 *** 12. Travis Hamonic 146 *** 13. Adam Pelech 144 …
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 201 *** 6. Thomas Greiss 193 *** 7. Tommy Salo 187 *** 8. Jaroslav Halak 177 *** 9. Glenn Healy 176 *** 10. Semyon Varlamov 169

Wins
1. Billy Smith 304 *** 2. Glenn Resch 157 *** 3. Rick DiPietro 130…
5. Thomas Greiss 101 *** 6. Ilya Sorokin 99 *** 7. Jaroslav Halak 88 *** 8. Roland Melanson 77 *** 9. Semyon Varlamov 75

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 2-8-1-1 after dropping a home-and-home series to Providence morning in Springfield. Bridgeport hosts Hershey on Tuesday morning to begin a home-and-home series.

Season Series Stats
The season series is tied, 1 game to 1 (and 3 points to 3); the teams will decide the season series on April 13th in New Jersey, which is the final Sunday of the regular season.

The Isles are 3-1-3 against the Devils at UBS Arena. 

UP NEXT
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12th –ISLES AT EDMONTON 9:00pm
[MSGSN (pre-game at 8:30], WRHU 88.7 FM, WRCN 103.9FM, Isles + UBS Arena App]
The long road trip begins on Tuesday in Edmonton. Rogers Place has been a difficult stop for the Isles since it opened in 2016; the Isles won in their first trip there but are 0-3-2 in their last five trips, including regulation losses in their last three visits.  Since 2004, the Isles are 1-8-3 in Edmonton. 

The teams split a pair of games last season; it was the third straight season that happened, with the home team winning all six games.

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