Islanders 23-14-4
Rangers. 17-18-7
Game is held at Islanders 3rd Home.
Game is the 1st if a back to back which will conclude this year’s meetings between the teams.
SEASON SERIES: SERIES TIED 1-1-0
The home team has won each of the first two meetings between the Islanders and Rangers this season. The Islanders won the first meeting 7-5 at Barclays Center on Nov. 15, while the Rangers won the rematch 5-0 on Nov. 21.
Having a real coach and laying D does matter in this league.
I want to thank the Caps again for Barry Trotz. Islanders had a bad effort on Tuesday night and will look to rebound. Rangers been in the middle of a bad stretch they are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games. The Islanders are 8-2 in the same stretch. Rangers have only 5 teams ahead of them in giving up goals with 145. Islanders in top 5 in goals against almost a whole goal per game lower than the Rangers. Rangers will be playing for pride Islanders to get into a playoff position. Season halfway done and our boys from the Island are fun to watch, well coached and are playing like a playoff team. Let’s get it on! Go Isles!
ISLANDERS NOTES:
- The Islanders six-game winning streak was snapped on Tuesday night against Carolina. The Isles are looking to get back on track on Thursday.
- Thursday's game kicks off a home-and-home set against the Rangers, with the two teams meeting again on Saturday afternoon at Barclays Center. These are the final two meetings of the season between the crosstown rivals.
- The Islanders (50 points) are one point back of the Montreal Canadiens (51 points) for the second wild card berth, and one point back of the Columbus Blue Jackets (51 points) for third in the Metropolitan Division.
- Robin Lehner is currently on a career-high, seven-game winning streak. Lehner has allowed only 13 goals in his last 10 games (7-1-2, 1.34 GAA, .952 save percentage). UPDATE: Lehner will start on Thursday night.
- The Islanders power play is 1-for-9 over the team's past four games.
- Brock Nelson has six points (3G, 3A) in his last five games, including a three-point night on Tuesday vs Carolina.
- Mathew Barzal has 11 points (3G, 8A) in six career games vs the Rangers. Anthony Beauvillier has 12 points (6G, 6A) in eight games vs the Rangers.
RANGERS NOTES:
- The Rangers have lost four straight games by a combined score of 22-5. Overall the Rangers are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games.
- Mika Zibanejad leads the Rangers with 35 points (12G, 23A) in 42 games this season. Zibanejad and Kevin Hayes are tied for the team lead in assists (23).
- Henrik Lundqvist was pulled in each of his last two starts after allowing six and five goals, respectively. Lundqvist, the Rangers all-star representative, is 12-11-7 this season with a 3.04 GAA and a .909 SV%.
- The Rangers (41 points) are 10 points back of a playoff spot, while also trailing behind the Florida Panthers (41 points), Carolina Hurricanes (45 points) and the Islanders (50 points).
- The Rangers are 1-1-5 on home ice since the start of December.
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The core they are building on is around Barzal, Beau, Pulock, Ho Sang, Dal Colle, Toews
Outside of Barzal, none of those guys are exactly prime building blocks of a Cup team.
I fully disagree. Specifically in Beau, Pulock and Toewes.
But that's something to re-evaluate in 10 years.
We lost to a better team.
Pulock, eh. Solid player. Nowhere near a #1 defenseman on a contender.
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While I take nothing away from the Islanders (or the fans on this board) for the win.
We lost to a better team.
What's up, my brother. Happy New Year to you. Hope all is well.
you too my friend, I eventually scrolled up and saw your message to B in Alb.
All the best - alright I am skating back to my side of the bench. : )
All the best to him. His NYR stint may have been unspectacular relative to expectations, but a consummate pro and seemingly a really quality human being.
All jokes aside, that 3rd period was an onslaught. We actually played a very solid game until then, but you could tell the Rangers were desperate for a W in that 3rd. Hoping tomorrow afternoon is the Rangers' last ever game at Barclay's Center and they leave the place winless :)
Yep, Nash was always a solid player, playing all aspects of the game. Too bad most people only look at the goal totals.
All jokes aside, that 3rd period was an onslaught. We actually played a very solid game until then, but you could tell the Rangers were desperate for a W in that 3rd. Hoping tomorrow afternoon is the Rangers' last ever game at Barclay's Center and they leave the place winless :)
Mike did anyone ask you for an autograph (oops sorry I am old man, a selfie) thinking you were DiPietro?
I think MSG was better than it currently is prior to the renovation.
You totally googled that spelling. Didn't you? :P
I think MSG was better than it currently is prior to the renovation.
Well my comment was mostly in jest. The site lines I think are very good at the Garden. In this particular suite though, unless you’re sitting in the first two rows, you can’t see anything below the dots on that side. Even if you’re right behind them. And most people in these things stand around and eat, and if you want to do that you can’t realt catch the game at the same time.
But yeah I was totally kidding comparing it to Barclay’s ha
All the best to him. His NYR stint may have been unspectacular relative to expectations, but a consummate pro and seemingly a really quality human being.
I liked how he looked into the camera during every interview. Every. Single. Time.
Career CBJ goals from Dubinsky/Anisimov/Erixon:
111
Career NYR goals from Nash:
145
All the best to him. His NYR stint may have been unspectacular relative to expectations, but a consummate pro and seemingly a really quality human being.
That sucks that he had to leave a game he loves due to a head injury. May not have been the player he was paid to be but, seeing anyone have due to injury sucks. Good Luck to him in the future. I hope he is able to get over his concussion issues so he can lead a normal life.
I'll always remember him screaming at me when I told him that Nasher wasn't on the Rangers anymore on the day he was traded. He wasn't quite crying, but he was pretty fucking pissed off, and he thought I had done it.
Watch him with the puck, watch without the puck. Fundamentally there is nothing he could not do and do well.
He's a rare breed in the NHL. He's solid or better 5v5, can play on the PK, PP, and can score "goal scorer's goals" and greasy goals. Solid hockey IQ.
Good size, great locker room guy, and he does everything well. Can play physical (wish he would have been more physical, but Nash was a physical player)
The problem Nash faced his whole career is he won the Richard at 19, setting up career expectations he just wasn't really set up to meet. 19 PP goals as a 19 year old, and that was almost 50% of his goals that year he won the Richard.
Concussions suck.
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In comment 14257957 The 12th Man said:
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an improving young team
"Young".....
Next five Islanders leading scorers after Barzal:
28 year old Anders Lee
29 year old Josh Bailey
27 year old Brock Nelson
28 year old Jordan Eberle
34 year old Valtteri Filppula
They aren't actually all that young.
The core they are building on is around Barzal, Beau, Pulock, Ho Sang, Dal Colle, Toews.. with the vets of Lee, Bailey, Leddy and Nelson
They are fine with age, and have an impressive crop coming up after that.
When you're bad for that long, you tend to have talented youth in the wings.
That's not going to bring a Cup to Brooklyn (or wherever they plan to play), not even close. It's a start but moving forward the Islanders are going to need to be a lot better at recruiting, and a lot smarter with their Cap dollars. Can't fuck up with signings like Ladd anymore.
It's not terribly hard after so many years of losing to build a decent nucleus... retaining and maximizing that "window" is the hard part in the modern day cap era NHL. As the Rangers saw - a few bad moves like letting Stralman walk, career ending concussions to tremendous young D-men like Sauer... are often the difference between a Cup and nothing.
And even if you get everything right... Ovechkin, Crosby and Malkin are still in this division, and Toronto and Tampa are tremendous in the Atlantic. It's a mountain to climb.
Trotz should help on all these fronts though. I dont hate the Islanders - just 12th Man and maybe Fekker.
Just maybe? :(
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In comment 14258024 Greg from LI said:
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In comment 14257957 The 12th Man said:
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an improving young team
"Young".....
Next five Islanders leading scorers after Barzal:
28 year old Anders Lee
29 year old Josh Bailey
27 year old Brock Nelson
28 year old Jordan Eberle
34 year old Valtteri Filppula
They aren't actually all that young.
The core they are building on is around Barzal, Beau, Pulock, Ho Sang, Dal Colle, Toews.. with the vets of Lee, Bailey, Leddy and Nelson
They are fine with age, and have an impressive crop coming up after that.
When you're bad for that long, you tend to have talented youth in the wings.
That's not going to bring a Cup to Brooklyn (or wherever they plan to play), not even close. It's a start but moving forward the Islanders are going to need to be a lot better at recruiting, and a lot smarter with their Cap dollars. Can't fuck up with signings like Ladd anymore.
It's not terribly hard after so many years of losing to build a decent nucleus... retaining and maximizing that "window" is the hard part in the modern day cap era NHL. As the Rangers saw - a few bad moves like letting Stralman walk, career ending concussions to tremendous young D-men like Sauer... are often the difference between a Cup and nothing.
And even if you get everything right... Ovechkin, Crosby and Malkin are still in this division, and Toronto and Tampa are tremendous in the Atlantic. It's a mountain to climb.
Trotz should help on all these fronts though. I dont hate the Islanders - just 12th Man and maybe Fekker.
Oh my heart is broken you don't like me Boo Hoo! I could care less what you think. You know my 1st thought this morning was not I hope MetsAreBack in last Place likes me. After reading your posts it is more like what a buffoon.
Hey how did the Calder Trophy winner look last night? LOL!
NHL playoffs can be tough to predict.
I grew up on Long Island and went through the "1940" chants and chicken dances, etc.
I can't switch teams but I don't have the Mick Vukota/Baumgartner hate. I don't think you can just say "we'll win the cup". Tampa Bay can very well see this window close without a cup.
Barzal is obviously a good player but Ryan Pulock is a player I really like. He has a bomb for a shot.
Anyway, I was just being complimentary because I just want 12th man to like me. : ) #fingerscrossed.
and when Shestyorkin finally takes over for Lundqvist and posts a 0.00 GAA, we will have the last laugh.
Unless we get Tampa, I don't think this is a foregone conclusion at all.
I grew up on Long Island and went through the "1940" chants and chicken dances, etc.
I can't switch teams but I don't have the Mick Vukota/Baumgartner hate. I don't think you can just say "we'll win the cup". Tampa Bay can very well see this window close without a cup.
Barzal is obviously a good player but Ryan Pulock is a player I really like. He has a bomb for a shot.
Anyway, I was just being complimentary because I just want 12th man to like me. : ) #fingerscrossed.
and when Shestyorkin finally takes over for Lundqvist and posts a 0.00 GAA, we will have the last laugh.
If you get along with PGA you are okay in my book.:) We both have quality goalies in the pipeline.
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if I think the Islanders are good team (as a 44 year old Ranger fan)?
I grew up on Long Island and went through the "1940" chants and chicken dances, etc.
I can't switch teams but I don't have the Mick Vukota/Baumgartner hate. I don't think you can just say "we'll win the cup". Tampa Bay can very well see this window close without a cup.
Barzal is obviously a good player but Ryan Pulock is a player I really like. He has a bomb for a shot.
Anyway, I was just being complimentary because I just want 12th man to like me. : ) #fingerscrossed.
and when Shestyorkin finally takes over for Lundqvist and posts a 0.00 GAA, we will have the last laugh.
If you get along with PGA you are okay in my book.:) We both have quality goalies in the pipeline.
Yeah, very true...very true....but Igor's a little bit better than Ilya :)
We're not hyped. We're just cautiously avoiding pessimism... for now.
Jets fans are already planning the Superbowl parade for the Gregg Williams DC hire.
The future is neither bright nor dark. It's incomplete and unquantifiable for you guys. Settle the fuck down.
Literal LOL at the snorfice, Greg.
and I even fixed my quotes for you.
Oh my heart is broken you don't like me Boo Hoo! I could care less what you think. You know my 1st thought this morning was not I hope MetsAreBack in last Place likes me. After reading your posts it is more like what a buffoon. [/quote]
It's could NOT care less what you think. When you are trying to insult someone you'd think you'd at least get that right.