"The Skinny"
By Eric Hornick
Game 13
Boston 4, Isles 1
Alex Ovechkin scored the game's first and last goal and Hunter Shepard made 36 saves in his second NHL start as the Washington Capitals defeated the Isles 4-1 before a crowd of 16,519 at UBS Arena.
Alex Romanov scored his first goal since February 26th to tie the game late in the first period, but Washington scored twice in the last seven minutes of the second period to take a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes.
The Isles fall to 5-5-3 on the season; they begin a four-game road trip in Edmonton on Monday night at 8:30 (New York Time).
The Scoring:
1st Period
Alex Ovechkin (3) Evgeny Kuznetsov (5) 09:18 WSH 1,NYI 0
Alexander Romanov (1) Bo Horvat (6) 19:17 WSH 1,NYI 1
2nd Period
Nic Dowd (1) Nicolas Aube-Kubel (2), John Carlson (7) 13:05 WSH 2,NYI 1
Aliaksei Protas (1) Matthew Phillips (3), Connor McMichael (3) 19:20 WSH 3,NYI 1
3rd Period
Alex Ovechkin (4)EN 19:55 WSH 4,NYI 1
The Skinny
The Isles have outscored their opponents 13-6 in the first period (the six goals allowed remains the fewest in the NHL); they allowed the first goal for the third straight game…The Isles have now been outscored 11-3 in the third period over the last six games….The Isles have not led at any point in their last two games after having a lead at some point in ten of their first eleven games (10/21 in Buffalo) … The Isles have allowed the first goal five times this season and have not earned a point in any of them (0-5-0)…Bo Horvat has seven points in his last seven games; he is the second Islander to reach ten points on the season….It is the second time that the Isles have fallen to NHL-.500 (2-2-1); they went 3-0-1 in the first games after hitting NHL-.500 the first time…The Caps were credited with 32 blocks; their most in any game since 2/4/2016 against the Isles – that 2016 game is also the game with the most blocks of Isles shots against any opponent; Noah Dobson had 13 attempts, including eight that were blocked by Washington.
The Great 8
Alex Ovechkin now had 44 goals in 69 career games against the Isles and 826 goals overall. His first goal extended his NHL record for game-opening goals (151, 6 more than Jaromir Jagr); his second goal tied Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 56 empty-net goals. It was this 168th multi-goal game; only Gretzky has more (189).
First Time in a Long Time (Recorded History)
The Isles were credited with 98 shot attempts. It is their most attempts in the Real-Time Era.
Milestone Man
Congratulation to Jesse Eisenberg; the Islanders' Sr. Director, Team Services and Communications, celebrated his 1,000th game with the team.
Shoot the Puck!
The Isles have been getting more rubber on goal during power plays than they did last season:
• 2023-24 Isles have 55 shots in 55:27 of PP (.99 shots per minute)
• 2022-23 Isles had 336 shots in 379:43 of PP (0.88 shots per minute)
That's an 13% increase in shots per minute spent on the power play.
Heavy Hitters
Cal Clutterbuck and Matt Martin are now 1-2 all-time in hits:
1. Cal Clutterbuck 3,785
2. Matt Martin 3,730
Martin (7) and Clutterbuck (3) have combined for the 10-biggest hits seasons in Isles history in the Real-Time era, which began in 2005-06.
Last Year vs. This Year
• 2023-24 5-5-3 for 13 points in 13 games
• 2022-23 8-5-0 for 16 points in 13 games
Offense from Defense
• Today: 1-0-1
• Season: 6-14-20
• Last Season (Final) 41-132-173
The Islander defense scored 41 goals last season, which was the most since they scored 42 in 2003-04. The 173 points were their most since 1993-94, when they had 174 points in an 84-game season.
Best of the Best
Ilya Sorokin has 17 shutouts in 138 career starts. He has recorded a shutout in 12.4% of his starts, which is the highest in NHL history (since 1943-44) among goalies with at least 100 starts:
• Ilya Sorokin 12.3%
• Roman Cechmanek 12.2%
• Ken Dryden 11.8%
• Dominik Hasek 11.3%
Varly, Varly
Semyon Varlamov has 40 career shutouts and 274 career wins. Among active NHL goalies (and excluding Carey Price, who is technically still active), Varlamov is 6th in wins (274) and third in shutouts (40).
Overtime Is (Not) Our Time
The Isles are 0-3 so far this season in overtime, allowing three goals on five shots; the three overtimes have taken only 4:58 to play.
Ilya Sorokin is 13-21 in his career in games that have gone beyond sixty minutes; he is 8-12 in games decided in overtime and 5-9 in games decided by a shootout.
The Isles have lost 20 of the last 31 games that were decided by an overtime goal (since January 11, 2020).
Home and Road
The Isles are 5-5-3 overall; they are 3-3-3 at home and 2-2-0 on the road.
Boston is 11-1-1 overall; they are 6-0-1 at home and 6-1-0 on the road.
East and West
The Isles are 4-3-3 against the East (2-1-2 vs. Metropolitan and 2-2-1 vs. Atlantic) and 1-2-0 against the West (1-2-0 vs. Central and 0-0-0 vs. Pacific).
Home is Where the Fans Are
The Isles have played 91 games at UBS Arena and recorded 63 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 1,410
3. Glen Sather 1,319
First Things First
The Isles are 5-0-3 when scoring first and are 0-5-0 when allowing the opening goal.
The Shots
Isles 12-9-16=37
Washington 7-15-6=28
The Isles are 1-1-1 when they outshoot their opponents, 1-0-0 when the shots are even and 3-4-2 when they are out-shot.
In the Nets
Semyon Varlamov made 33 saves; he is 3-3-3 on the season and 8-12-3 vs. Washington.
Hunter Shepard made 36 saves; he is 2-0-0 on the season and 1-0-0 vs. the Isles.
Special Teams
The Isles were 0-1 on the power play (2:00); Washington was 0-1 on the power play (2:00).
The Isles are 2-3-1 when they score at least one power play goal and 3-2-2 when they do not. The Isles are 1-3-2 when they allow at least one power play goal and 4-2-1 when they do not.
Three is a Magic Number
The Isles are 3-1-3 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 2-4-0 when they do not. Under Lane Lambert the Isles are 38-7-7 when scoring at least three goals.
One-Goal Games
The Isles are 3-0-3 in games decided by a single goal including 3-0 in regulation. They are 0-3 in games decided in overtime and are 0-0 in shootouts. The Isles are 0-1 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.
Back-to-Backs
The Isles are 0-0-1 in the front end and 0-1-0 in the back end this season. The next set of back-to-backs will be on November 15 in Vancouver and November 16 in Seattle.
Ice-time Leaders
Isles: Noah Dobson (24:39); Washington: John Carlson (26:23)
Mathew Barzal led Isles forwards with 21:46 of ice-time.
Isles record by ice-time leaders: Ryan Pulock (2-0-2), Noah Dobson (3-4-1), Alex Romanov (0-1-0)
Face-offs
Isles 25, Washington 25 (50%)
Jean-Gabriel Pageau won 8 of 12 for the Isles; Nic Dowd won 13 of 22 for Washington.
Hit Count
Isles 17 (Cal Clutterbuck -4)
Washington 17 (Alex Ovechkin -4)
Fights
None. Season total: 2 (Martin 1, Pelech 1)
Blocked Shots
Isles 11 (Sebastian Aho -3)
Washington 32 (Two with 5)
For the Analytics Crowd
Corsi: All situations: Isles 98, Washington 49
Corsi: 5-on-5: Isles 84, Washington 41
5-on-5 leaders:
Isles: Noah Dobson +7
Washington: Hampus Lindholm +4
High Danger Scoring Chances (per Natural Stat Trick)
All situations: Isles 12, Washington 12
5-on-5: Isles 12, Washington 10
Scratches
Julien Gauthier, Oliver Wahlstrom, (Adam Pelech)
Games Lost: 11
The Ironmen
Anders Lee played in his 125th consecutive Islander game; it Is the longest active streak on the team. (Ryan Pulock and Brock Nelson are the other current Islanders to appear in every game last season and this season.)
Challenges
Isles:1 successful, 0 failures – WSH goalie interference (11/2)
Opponents: 0 successful, 1 failures – BUF no offside (10/21)
Quickies
The Isles have scored two goals in under a minute no times this season (no times at home and none on road) and allowed two in the same span three times (COL 10/25 x2, MIN 11/8)
Multi-Goal 3rd Period Comeback Wins
The Isles have come from two goals behind after two periods to win no times this season and have allowed the opposition to do so once.
For (0):
Vs (2): DET 10/30 (trailed 0-2, won 4-3 in OT); CAR 11/4 (trailed 1-3, won 4-3 in OT)
Last Minute Heroes:
The Isles have scored one goal and have allowed no goals in the final three minutes of the third period to tie or go-ahead:
For (1): Bo Horvat 10/20 vs NJ 18:49 (Isles lost in OT)
OT Winners
For (0):
Vs (3): Jack Hughes (NJ) 10/20, Lucas Raymond (DET) 10/30, Sebastian Aho (CAR) 11/4
Shootout Winners
For (0):
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…
6. Bob Bourne 814 *** 7. Matt Martin 779 *** 8.Brock Nelson 771 *** 9. Casey Cizikas 758…
12. Brent Sutter 694 *** 13. Anders Lee 691 *** 14. John Tavares 669 *** 15. Cal Clutterbuck 649
Goals
1. Mike Bossy 573 *** 2. Bryan Trottier 500 *** 3. Denis Potvin 310 …
7. John Tavares 272 *** 8. Brock Nelson 247 *** 9. Anders Lee 241 …
28. Ray Ferraro 116 *** 29 Mathew Barzal 107
Assists
1. Bryan Trottier 853 *** 2. Denis Potvin 742 *** 3. Mike Bossy 553 …
13. Pat LaFontaine 279 *** 14. Bob Nystrom 278 *** 15. Mathew Barzal 264…
18. Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo 230 *** 20. Brock Nelson 223…
23. Ed Westfall 181 *** 24. Anders Lee 177
Points
1. Bryan Trottier 1,353 *** 2. Mike Bossy 1,126 *** 3. Denis Potvin 1,052…
13. Patrick Flatley 488 *** 14. Brock Nelson 470 *** 15. Billy Harris 443 *** 16. Anders Lee 418 *** 17. Mathew Barzal 371
+/-
1. Bryan Trottier +467 *** 2. Denis Potvin +456 *** 3. Mike Bossy +380…
15. Bob Lorimer +105 *** 16. Adam Pelech +80 *** 17. Tomas Jonsson +76 *** 18. Garry Howatt +75 *** 19. Pat Price +70 *** 20. JP Parise +67 *** 21. Jude Drouin +58 *** 22. Patrick Flatley +57 *** 23. Greg Gilbert +54
Defense Goals
1. Denis Potvin 310 *** 2. Tomas Jonsson 84 *** Kenny Jonsson 57…
6. Nick Leddy 45 *** 7. Ryan Pulock 44 *** 8. Roman Hamrlik 43 *** 9. Mark Streit 40 *** 10. Johnny Boychuk 35 *** 11. Noah Dobson 34
Defense Assists
1. Denis Potvin 742 *** 2. Stefan Persson 317 *** 3. Tomas Jonsson 249…
8. Mark Streit 139 *** 9. Ryan Pulock 131…
15. Bryan Berard and Adam Pelech 100 *** 17. Noah Dobson 99…
21. Ken Morrow 88 *** 23. Bert Marshall 87 ***24. Scott Mayfield 86
Defense Points
1. Denis Potvin 1,052 *** 2. Stefan Persson 369 *** 3. Tomas Jonsson 333…
8. Mark Streit 179 *** 9. Ryan Pulock 175…
13. Tom Kurvers 134 *** 14. Noah Dobson 133…*
17. Gerry Hart 128 *** 18. Vladimir Malakhov and Adam Pelech 125 *** 20. Thomas Hickey 117 ***
21. Adrian Aucoin 113 *** 22. Scott Mayfield 112
Goalie Games
1. Billy Smith 674 *** 2. Rick DiPietro 318 *** 3. Glenn Resch 282 …
8. *** Glenn Healy 176 *** 9. Ilya Sorokin 144 *** 10. Semyon Varlamov 140
Wins
1. Billy Smith 304 *** 2. Glenn Resch 157 *** 3. Rick DiPietro 130…
7. Roland Melanson 77 *** 8. Ilya Sorokin 73 *** 9. Glenn Healy 66 *** 10. Tommy Salo 62 *** 11. Semyon Varlamov 61
Shutouts
1. Glenn Resch 25 *** 2. Billy Smith 22 *** 3. Ilya Sorokin 17 ***
4. Rick DiPietro 16 *** 5. Semyon Varlamov 15
On the Farm
Bridgeport is 4-6-1-0 on the season after splitting a pair of home games this weekend. The Baby Isles lost 3-0 to Hartford on Friday but rebounded for a 2-1 overtime win over Springfield on Saturday. Ruslan Iskhakov scored both goals for Bridgeport; Samuel Asselin earned assists on both.
Bridgeport hosts Syracuse at 10:30 on Tuesday morning in a School Day matinee game.
Season Series Stats
The season series is even, 1 game to 1 (and 2 points to 2). The teams will meet on December 20th in Washington and December 29th at UBS Arena to complete the season series.
The Isles are 0-4-1 in their last five games with Washington and are winless in their last seven regular season games there (0-5-2).
UP NEXT
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13th —ISLANDERS AT EDMONTON– 8:30pm
[MSGSN (pre-game at 8:00], WRHU 88.7 FM, WRCN 103.9FM, ESPN Radio]
The Isles begin their first multi-game road trip of the season as they face the Edmonton Oilers in Northern Alberta on Monday.
The Isles have won just once in Edmonton since 2003, going 1-7-3 there in their last 11 trips.
AND FINALLY…
I was honored to be featured on the latest edition of Talkin Isles with Greg Picker and Cory Wright. Find it here: https://talkin-isles.simplecast.com/episodes/eric-hornick
Eric Hornick has been the statistician on Islander home game telecasts since 1982. Information contained in "The Skinny" has been gathered from various sources. Follow Eric @ehornick on Twitter & on his blog www.nyiskinny.com
Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since January 21, 1982. Visit my blog: NYISkinny.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick
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