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"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...

Thursday, January 05, 2012

Tavares #1 ... times 3!

John Tavares has been named the #1 star of each of the last three Islander games.  According to Elias, its the first time an Islander has done this in just over 8 years:  Mark Parrish was the #1 Star on December 26-27-29, 2003.


Looking back at those games, Parrish scored the OT winner in a 4-3 win in New Jersey on Boxing Day, then scored the winning goal and added an empty net, both in the third period, of a 3-1 win over Toronto on Long Island the following day.  He followed it up by scoring twice on the 29th in a 3-1 win over the Devils at the Coliseum.

The losing goalies in those three games -- Martin Brodeur, Ed Belfour and Martin Brodeur.  The winning goalies: Garth Snow, Garth Snow and Garth Snow.
 
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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