"The Skinny"
By Eric Hornick
Game 54
Winnipeg 4, Isles 3
Gabriel Vilardi scored twice to give him a career-high 24 goals, and the second goal eventually became the game winner as the Winnipeg Jets held off the Isles 4-3, for their eighth straight win, before a crowd of 14,685 at Canada Life Centre.
Simon Holmstrom, Marc Gatcomb, and Kyle Palmieri had the goals for the Isles, but they lost their second straight road game.
The Isles are 8-2-0 in their last ten games as they fall to 25-21-7. The Isles head to Minnesota tomorrow to close out the pre- Four Nations Cup portion of the schedule.
The Scoring:
1st Period
Simon Holmstrom (14) Jean-Gabriel Pageau (17) 01:05 NYI 1,WPG 0
Alex Iafallo (8) Dylan Samberg (9), Brad Lambert (1) 04:27 NYI 1,WPG 1
Marc Gatcomb (3) 12:07 NYI 2,WPG 1
2nd Period
Gabriel Vilardi (23) Kyle Connor (38), Mark Scheifele (31) 04:23 NYI 2,WPG 2
Nikolaj Ehlers (17) Cole Perfetti (23), Vladislav Namestnikov (19) 14:50 NYI 2,WPG 3
Gabriel Vilardi (24) Mark Scheifele (32), Kyle Connor (39) 18:18 NYI 2,WPG 4
3rd Period
Kyle Palmieri (15) Anders Lee (18), Alexander Romanov (13) 11:07 NYI 3,WPG 4
The Skinny
The Isles are 8-2-0 in their last ten games and are 11-4-0 in their last fifteen games (Including 3-0 in OT)…The Isles have outscored the opposition 32-20 over the last ten games…The Isles have outscored their opponents 91-87 in the first two periods but have been outscored 67-56 in the third period and overtime; the Isles are much improved in third period and OT in the last twelve games, outscoring their opponents 19-10…The Isles have scored 108 goals and allowed 95 goals at 5-on-5 but have been outscored 60-39 in all other situations… The Isles have been tied or ahead at some point in the third period in 32 of the last 42 games… The Isles have outscored the opposition 55-46 in the second period this season (including 14-8 in the last ten games); they were outscored 107-83 in the second period a season ago… The Isles have killed 27 of 29 over their last thirteen games (93.1%) … The Isles went 0-3 on the power play; over the last 23 games, the Isles have been outscored 11-4 on the power play…Bo Horvat won 11 of 17; he has won 177 of 275 during the 11-4-0 stretch (64.4%)…Max Tsyplakov's four-game point streak ended…The Isles had a season-high 19 shots in the third period, seven of which came on their third power play of the period; it was the most shots for the Isles in a period since they had 21 in 2nd period, also vs. Winnipeg, on March 23, 2024, at UBS Arena.…Anders Lee tied Bo Horvat for the team lead with 40 points…Simon Holmstrom scored the earliest Islander goal of the season as he became the 5th Islander to reach the 30-point mark…Holmstrom is 4-3-7 in the last six games…The Jets allowed 2 goals in a home first period for the first time since November 3rd, and only the sixth time overall…Winnipeg is 30-0-1 when leading after 2 periods…The Jets are 12-2-1 in their last 15 games and have won 39 of their first 56 games for the first time; the Jets now lead the NHL with 81 points…Winnipeg has won eight straight for the 2nd time this season, and 4th time in franchise history.
First Time in a Long Time
This was the 21st time since 2007 that the Isles had at least 19 third period shots, but eighteen of those games have been at home. The last time it happened on the road was March 24, 2017, in a shootout win over Pittsburgh.
Streaking Ilya
Prior to tonight, Ilya Sorokin had won six straight starts and seven straight appearances (including his overtime-only outing); it was the second time in his career that he has had a winning streak of at least seven games (8 in 2021). He allowed just seven goals in those six starts before allowing four goals tonight.
Most Consecutive 20-Win Seasons (Isles)
• Chico Resch 5 (1975-76-1979-80)
• Rick DiPietro 4 (2003-04, 2005-06-2007-08)
• Ilya Sorokin 4 (2021-22 to present)
Quite the Numbers
Marcus Hogberg has now played 332 minutes for the Isles, allowing eight goals on 151 shots for a 1.45 GAA and a .947 save percentage. Both the GAA and save percentage are the best in Islander history for any goalie who played multiple games. He is the 44th goalie to win multiple games for the Isles.
Weekend Warriors
The Islanders have won nine straight Saturday games (six at home and three on the road). The Isles are 18-15-3 in their last 36 games (9-0-0 on Saturday; 9-15-3 on other days).
Successive Saturday Successes
The Isles have won nine straight Saturday games, matching the longest Saturday win streak (single season) in franchise history; the Isles also won straight Saturday games from December 19, 1981- February 20, 1982, with the final five games being games 2, 5, 8, 11, and 15 of the historic 15-game win streak.
Third Periods
Goals: Isles 52, Opponents 62
Tying Goals: Isles 6, Opponents 13 (in 12 games)
Go Ahead Goals: Isles 10 (in 9 games), Opponents 9
Empty Net Goals: Isles 10, Opponents 15
The Isles have either been ahead or tied after two periods in 35 of their 54 games. In the 19 games that they have trailed through 40 minutes (3-15-1), they have been within one goal at some point in all but five of them (10/12 @ DAL, 12/5 vs SEA, 12/17 @ CAR, 12/23 vs BUF, 12/31 @TOR)
Did Somebody Say Comeback?
The Isles have twelve come-from behind wins this season, including three when they trailed in the third period. The opponents have come-from-behind to win eleven times this season, including seven times in the third period.
Overtime
The Isles are 4-6 in games decided by an overtime goal, and they are 2-1 in shootouts. Ilya Sorokin is 4-4 in overtime and 1-0 in shootouts, while Semyon Varlamov is 0-2 in overtime and 1-1 in shootouts.
Sorokin has 34 OT/SO losses, extending his club record (Rick DiPietro had 28).
Empty Netters
The Isles have scored 10 empty-net goals and allowed 15.
Building on a Lead
The Islanders have had a two-goal lead 35 times this season:
• Score the next goal: 14 times
• Allowed the next goal: 16 times
• Game ended with 2-goal difference: 5 times
Last Year vs. This Year
• 2024-25 25-22-7 for 57 points in 54 games
• 2023-24 22-18-14 for 58 points in 54 games
Offense from Defense
• Today: 0-1-1
• Season: 19-81-100
• Last Season (Final) 33-137-170
The Islander defense scored only four times in the first 26 games but have 15 goals in the last 28 games.
Home and Road
The Isles are 25-22-7 overall; they are 13-11-2 at home and 12-11-5 on the road.
Winnipeg is 39-14-3 overall; they are 22-5-3 at home and 17-9-0 on the road.
East and West
The Isles are 16-15-3 against the East (8-5-2 vs. Metropolitan and 8-10-1 vs. Atlantic) and 9-7-4 against the West (5-3-2 vs. Central and 4-4-2 vs. Pacific).
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 1,469
3. Glen Sather 1,319
Leaders of the Pack
Lou Lamoriello (1,469) and Patrick Roy (175) have combined for 1,644 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 12-5-4 when scoring first and are 13-17-3 when allowing the opening goal.
The Shots
Isles 9-7-19=35
Winnipeg 9-12-6=27
The Isles are 12-14-3 when they outshoot their opponents, 1-1-0 when the shots are even and 12-7-4 when the opposition has more shots.
In the Nets
Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves; he is 20-15-4 this season and 2-2-0 vs. Winnipeg.
Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves; he is 34-7-2 this season and 5-6-0 vs the Isles.
Special Teams
The Isles were 0-3 (6:00); Winnipeg was 0-2 (4:00).
The Isles are 9-3-1 when they score at least one power play goal and 16-19-6 when they do not. The Isles are 10-11-6 when they allow at least one power play goal and 15-1`-1 when they do not.
Three is (Usually) a Magic Number
The Isles are 23-6-4 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 2-16-3 when they do not.
One-Goal Games
The Isles are 11-6-7 in games decided by a single goal including 5-6 in regulation. They are 4-6 in games decided in overtime and are 2-1 in shootouts. The Isles are 3-8 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.
Back-to-Backs
Including tonight, the Isles are 5-2-1 on the front end and 3-4-0 on the back end this season. This back-to-back concludes Saturday in Minnesota. The next back-to-back will be March 3rd -4th when they visit the Rangers and host the Jets.
Ice-time Leaders
Isles: Anthony DeAngelo (27:10); Winnipeg: Neal Pionk (22:59)
Brock Nelson led Isles forwards (21:27).
Face-offs
Isles 28, Winnipeg 22 (56%)
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won 8 of 10 for the Isles; Rasmus Kupari won 10 of 16 for Winnipeg.
Hit Count
Isles 14 (Casey Cizikas -5)
Winnipeg 19 (Neal Pionk -4)
Fights
None. Season total: 7 (Mayfield, Wahlstrom, Martin-2, Pageau, Tsyplakov, Gatcomb)
Blocked Shots
Isles 15 (Alex Romanov -5)
Winnipeg 18 (Two with 3)
For the Analytics Crowd
Corsi: All situations: Isles 74, Winnipeg 52
Corsi: 5-on-5: Isles 53, Winnipeg 42
5-on-5 leaders:
Isles: Adam Pelech +17
Winnipeg: Two with +1
High Danger Scoring Chances (per Natural Stat Trick)
All situations: Isles 8, Winnipeg 15
5-on-5: Isles 6, Winnipeg 12
Scratches
(Mike Reilly-LTIR), (Semyon Varlamov-LTIR), (Noah Dobson-LTIR), (Ryan Pulock -IR), (Margus Hogberg -IR), Matt Martin, (Scott Mayfield-INJ), (Mathew Barzal – IR), Hudson Fasching
Games Lost to injury: 204. (Last season's total: 181)
The Ironmen
Brock Nelson is the Islanders' ironman, having played 220 consecutive games. Kyle Palmieri (170) has also played every game since the start of last season.
Most Overtime Goals, Career (Islanders)
1. John Tavares 11
2. Brock Nelson 9
3. Kyle Okposo and Josh Bailey 6
5. Bo Horvat, Mathew Barzal, Thomas Hickey, and Anthony Beauvillier 5
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 19
Barzal has a point on 21 of the 43 overtime goals that the Isles have scored since he became a regular in 2016-17.
National TV Games
The Isles are 2-3-0 in games that air on one of the NHL's US national broadcast partners, with five games remaining. The next national game will stream April 1st on ESPN+/Hulu as the Isles host the Lightning; five of the last nine games will be nationally-televised.
Matinee Isles
The Isles are 0-4-1 in matinee games this season, with six games remaining. The next matinee will be on March 1st vs Nashville. 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 13-16-11 in matinees.
Challenges
Isles: 6 successful, 3 failures (No offsides -PIT 11/5, No goalie interference – SEA 11/16, Goalie Interference- WAS 11/29, goalie interference – TOR 12/31, no goalie interference – BOS 1/5, offsides-VEG 1/9, goalie interference – OTT 1/14, goalie interference – COL 1/28, goalie interference – PHI 1/30)
Opponents: 5 successful, 2 failures (No Goalie Interference -UTA 10/10, Offside-VAN 11/14, Goalie Interference-STL 11/23, Offside -BUF 11/30, No Goalie Interference-CHI 12/15, Goalie Interference – PIT 12/28. Offside 12/31)
Quickies (Two goals in under a minute)
For (2): CHI 12/12, PHI 1/24
Vs (1): CHI 12/15
Quick Responses (One team scoring within a minute of other team)
Isles responses (4): BUF 11/1, CAR 12/7, BOS 1/5, SJ 1/18
Opponent responses (6): UTA 10/10 (2), SEA 11/16, CHI 12/15, TOR 12/31, BOS 1/5
Multi-Goal 3rd Period Comeback Wins
For (1): Vs. PIT 11/5 (Trailed 3-1, won 4-3 (SO))
Vs (2): Vs. NJ 11/9 (Led 3-1, Lost 4-3 (OT)), WSH 11/29 Led 4-2, Lost 5-4 (SO))
Last Minute Heroes (Tying or go-ahead goals in the final three minutes of the third period):
For (3): Maxim Tsyplakov 10/10 vs. UTA (17:53, GAG but lost in OT); Anders Lee 11/12 @ EDM (17:20-GTG; EDM won in OT); Mathew Barzal 1/11 vs UTA (18:35-GAG)
Vs (8): 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); Lucas Raymond 11/21 at DET (19:09-GAG); 12/15 Connor Bedard at CHI (19:06-GAG); Bobby McMann 1/2 vs. TOR (17:01- GAG); Nikita Kucherov 2/1 at TB (19:13-GTG; NYI won in OT)
OT Winners
For (4): Bo Horvat 10/25 @ NJD (1:09), Bo Horvat 1/5 @ BOS (3:10), Brock Nelson 1/25 vs CAR (2:03), Tony DeAngelo 2/1 @ TB (0:32)
Vs (6): 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); Jakub Chychrun 11/29 @ WAS (1:20); Nick Suzuki 12/3 @ MTL (2:39)
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 ***
4. Bob Nystrom 900 *** 5. Brock Nelson 894 *** 6. Clark Gillies 872 *** 7. Casey Cizikas 869 *** 8. Matt Martin 848 *** 9. Bob Bourne 814 *** 10. Anders Lee 813 …
23. Ken Morrow 550 *** 24. Duane Sutter 547 *** 25. Lorne Henning 543 *** 26. Claude Lapointe and Ryan Pulock 535 *** 28. Adam Pelech 534 ***29. Tomas Jonsson 532 *** 30. Pat LaFontaine and Mathew Barzal 530 *** 32. Kyle Okposo 529 *** 33. Scott Mayfield 519
Goals
1. Mike Bossy 573 *** 2. Bryan Trottier 500 *** 3. Denis Potvin 310 ***
4. Clark Gillies 304 *** 5. Brock Nelson 291 *** 6. Pat LaFontaine and Brent Sutter 287 *** 8. Anders Lee 282 …
20. Kyle Okposo 139 *** 21. Mathew Barzal 134…
29. Ray Ferraro 116 *** 30. Casey Cizikas 111
Assists
1. Bryan Trottier 853 *** 2. Denis Potvin 742 *** 3. Mike Bossy 553 …
7. John Tonelli 338 *** 8. Patrick Flatley and Mathew Barzal 328…
13. Derek King 288 *** 14. Pat LaFontaine 279 *** 15. Bobby Nystrom 278 *** 16. Brock Nelson 272…
19. Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo 230 *** 21. Anders Lee 211…
25. Kenny Jonsson 175 *** 26. Alexei Yashin and Duane Sutter 171 *** 28. Noah Dobson 169 *** 29. Jean Potvin 167 *** 30. Jeff Norton 166 *** 31. Ziggy Palffy 163 *** 32. Ryan Pulock 157…
35. Travis Green 145 *** 36. Casey Cizikas 143
Points
1. Bryan Trottier 1,353 *** 2. Mike Bossy 1,126 *** 3. Denis Potvin 1,052…
7. Josh Bailey 580 *** 8. Pat LaFontaine 566 *** 9. Brock Nelson 563 …
13. Derek King 499 *** 14. Anders Lee 493 *** 15. Patrick Flatley 488 *** 16. Mathew Barzal 462…
28. Jason Blake and Steve Thomas 258 *** 30. Casey Cizikas 254
+/-
1. Bryan Trottier +467 ***2. Denis Potvin +456 *** 3. Mike Bossy +380…
15. Bob Lorimer +105 *** 16. Adam Pelech +78 *** 17. Tomas Jonsson +76 *** 18. Garry Howatt +75 *** 19. Pat Price +70 *** 20. JP Parise +67 *** 21. Ryan Pulock +62 *** 21. Jude Drouin +58 *** 23. Patrick Flatley +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 51 *** 6. Jean Potvin and Noah Dobson 46…
13. Bryan Berard 31 *** 14. Vladimir Malakhov and Scott Mayfield 27 *** 16. Adam Pelech and four others 26
Defense Assists
1. Denis Potvin 742*** 2. Stefan Persson 317 *** 3. Tomas Jonsson 249…
5. Kenny Jonsson 175 *** 6. Noah Dobson 169 *** 7. Jean Potvin 167 *** 8. Jeff Norton 166 *** 9. Ryan Pulock 157 ***10. Mark Streit 139 *** 11. Adam Pelech 128…
17. Bryan Berard 100 *** 18. Vladimir Malakhov 98 *** 19. Johnny Boychuk and Scott Mayfield 96
Defense Points
1. Denis Potvin 1,052 *** 2. Stefan Persson 369 *** 3. Tomas Jonsson 333…
5. Kenny Jonsson 232 *** 6. Noah Dobson 215 *** 7. Jean Potvin 213 *** 8. Ryan Pulock 208…
10. Mark Streit 179 *** 11. Adam Pelech 154…
18. Gerry Hart 128 *** 19. Vladimir Malakhov 125 *** 20. Scott Mayfield 123
Goalie Games
1. Billy Smith 674 *** 2. Rick DiPietro 318 *** 3. Glenn Resch 282 ***
4. Kelly Hrudey 241 *** 5. Ilya Sorokin 231 *** 6. Thomas Greiss 193 *** 7. Tommy Salo 187 *** 8. Jaroslav Halak 177*** 9. Glenn Healy 176 *** 10. Semyon Varlamov 173
Wins
1. Billy Smith 304 *** 2. Glenn Resch 157 *** 3. Rick DiPietro 130 ***
4. Ilya Sorokin 115 …
7. Jaroslav Halak 88 *** 8. Roland Melanson 77 *** 9. Semyon Varlamov 76
Shutouts
1. Glenn Resch 25 *** 2. Billy Smith 22 *** 3. Ilya Sorokin 21 ***
4. Rick DiPietro and Semyon Varlamov 16
On the Farm
Bridgeport is 10-31-2-2 after being blanked 3-0 by Tristan Jarry and the Baby Penguins tonight.
Brian Pinho, who played in the AHL All-Star Classic on Monday, leads the team with 18 goals. Chris Terry's 26 assists and 40 points pace the Baby Isles in both categories.
The Islanders return home Saturday when they host Charlotte.
Season Series Stats
Winnipeg leads the season series, 1 game to 0 (and 2points to 0). The rematch is March 4th at UBS Arena.
Despite the loss, the Isles have won 8 of the last 10 overall against the Jets, including 4 of the last 6 in Winnipeg.
UP NEXT
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8th –ISLES AT MINNESOTA 8:00pm
[MSGSN (Pre-game at 7:30), WRHU 88.7 FM, WRCN 103.9FM, Isles + UBS Arena App]
The Isles have one final game before the Four Nations Cup, and it is on Saturday in St. Paul against the Wild.
Minnesota has beaten the Isles six straight times, with the Isles earning only a single point in the six games. The last Islander win over the Wild was December 29, 2019, with Matt Martin scoring the winning goal.
Eric Hornick has been the statistician on Islander home game telecasts since January 21, 1982. Information contained in "The Skinny" has been gathered from various sources. Follow Eric @ehornick on Twitter & on his blog www.nyiskinny.com
Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since January 21, 1982. Visit my blog: NYISkinny.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick
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