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| 23 | NY ISLANDERS | +155 | Ov 5.5,-130 | +150 | Ov 5.5,-130 | | 24 | SAN JOSE | -175 | Un 5.5,+110 | -170 | Un 5.5,+110 |
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| All Games | 6-4-0 | +1.3 | 6-4 | +1.3 | 7-3 | 3.5 | 32.8 | 3.6 | 29.6 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 3-2-0 | +1.5 | 3-2 | +1.5 | 2-3 | 3.0 | 33.2 | 3.2 | 32.0 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -1.8 | 2-3 | -1.8 | 3-2 | 3.0 | 32.8 | 4.2 | 28.8 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 10 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 328 | 10.7% | 41 | 9 | 22.0% | 58 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 5 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 9.0% | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | 25 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 9.1% | 20 | 3 | 15.0% | 25 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 36 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 296 | 12.2% | 33 | 11 | 33.3% | 63 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 10.0% | 15 | 5 | 33.3% | 29 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 21 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 14.6% | 16 | 4 | 25.0% | 37 |
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| JAROSLAV HALAK (All Games) | 6 | 6 | 180 | 160 | 88.9% | 0 | 3-3 | -1.1 | 3-3-0 | -2 | 5-1 | | JAROSLAV HALAK (Road Games) | 3 | 3 | 104 | 96 | 92.3% | 0 | 2-1 | +1.1 | 2-1-0 | +1 | 2-1 | | JAROSLAV HALAK(vs. Non-Conference) | 2 | 2 | 53 | 46 | 86.8% | 0 | 1-1 | -0.7 | 1-1-0 | -1 | 2-0 | | JAROSLAV HALAK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 113 | 99 | 87.6% | 0 | 1-3 | -3.2 | 1-3-0 | -4 | 3-1 | | BRENT JOHNSON (All Games) | 5 | 4 | 115 | 100 | 87.0% | 1 | 3-1 | +2.4 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 2-2 | | BRENT JOHNSON (Road Games) | 2 | 2 | 55 | 48 | 87.3% | 1 | 1-1 | +0.4 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 0-2 | | BRENT JOHNSON(vs. Non-Conference) | 2 | 2 | 54 | 44 | 81.5% | 1 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | | CHAD JOHNSON (All Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CHAD JOHNSON (Road Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | | CHAD JOHNSON(vs. Non-Conference) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| All Games | 6-6-0 | -2.8 | 6-6 | -2.8 | 6-6 | 3.2 | 32.0 | 2.8 | 33.2 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 1-2-0 | -4.4 | 1-2 | -4.4 | 1-2 | 2.7 | 31.0 | 2.3 | 24.3 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -3.9 | 2-3 | -3.9 | 2-3 | 3.0 | 36.6 | 2.8 | 31.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 12 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 384 | 9.9% | 42 | 10 | 23.8% | 60 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 8.6% | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | 10 | | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 183 | 8.2% | 16 | 4 | 25.0% | 20 | | Stats Against (All Games) | | 34 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 398 | 8.5% | 39 | 7 | 17.9% | 57 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 9.6% | 10 | 1 | 10.0% | 13 | | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 14 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 9.0% | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | 25 |
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| ANTTI NIEMI (All Games) | 8 | 8 | 278 | 256 | 92.1% | 0 | 5-3 | +2 | 5-3-0 | +2 | 5-3 | | ANTTI NIEMI (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 82.1% | 0 | 0-1 | -1.8 | 0-1-0 | -2 | 1-0 | | ANTTI NIEMI(vs. Non-Conference) | 4 | 4 | 131 | 115 | 87.8% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.8 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 4-0 | | ANTTI NIEMI (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 141 | 130 | 92.2% | 0 | 2-2 | -0.3 | 2-2-0 | 0 | 2-2 | | ALEX STALOCK (All Games) | 4 | 4 | 119 | 110 | 92.4% | 2 | 1-3 | -4.8 | 1-3-0 | -5 | 1-3 | | ALEX STALOCK (Home Games) | 2 | 2 | 45 | 43 | 95.6% | 1 | 1-1 | -2.6 | 1-1-0 | -3 | 0-2 | | ALEX STALOCK(vs. Non-Conference) | 3 | 3 | 89 | 80 | 89.9% | 1 | 0-3 | -5.8 | 0-3-0 | -6 | 1-2 | | ALEX STALOCK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 119 | 110 | 92.4% | 2 | 1-3 | -4.8 | 1-3-0 | -5 | 1-3 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: NY ISLANDERS 2.92, SAN JOSE 3.11 |
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| 10/10/2014 | at CAROLINA | 5-3 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 10/11/2014 | CAROLINA | 4-3 | W | 0, -170 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 10/14/2014 | at NY RANGERS | 6-3 | W | 0, +110 | W | 5.5 un | O | | 10/16/2014 | SAN JOSE | 4-3 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5.5 ov | O | | 10/18/2014 | at PITTSBURGH | 1-3 | L | 0, +145 | L | 5.5 ov | U | | 10/21/2014 | TORONTO | 2-5 | L | 0, -150 | L | 6 un | O | | 10/23/2014 | at BOSTON | 3-2 | W | 0, +145 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/25/2014 | DALLAS | 7-5 | W | 0, -135 | W | 6 ov | O | | 10/28/2014 | WINNIPEG | 3-4 | L | 0, -170 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 10/30/2014 | at COLORADO | 0-5 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 ev | U | | 11/1/2014 | at SAN JOSE | | | 11/5/2014 | at ANAHEIM | | | 11/6/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | | | 11/8/2014 | at ARIZONA | | | 11/11/2014 | COLORADO | |
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| 10/8/2014 | at LOS ANGELES | 4-0 | W | 0, +130 | W | 5 ov | U | | 10/11/2014 | WINNIPEG | 3-0 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/14/2014 | at WASHINGTON | 6-5 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5 ov | O | | 10/16/2014 | at NY ISLANDERS | 3-4 | L | 0, -120 | L | 5.5 ov | O | | 10/18/2014 | at NEW JERSEY | 4-2 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5 ov | O | | 10/19/2014 | at NY RANGERS | 0-4 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5 ov | U | | 10/21/2014 | at BOSTON | 3-5 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5 ov | O | | 10/23/2014 | COLUMBUS | 4-5 | L | 0, -180 | L | 5 ov | O | | 10/25/2014 | BUFFALO | 1-2 | L | 0, -360 | L | 5 ov | U | | 10/26/2014 | at ANAHEIM | 4-1 | W | 0, +150 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/28/2014 | at COLORADO | 3-2 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5.5 un | U | | 10/30/2014 | at MINNESOTA | 3-4 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5 ov | O | | 11/1/2014 | NY ISLANDERS | | | 11/6/2014 | VANCOUVER | | | 11/8/2014 | at DALLAS | | | 11/9/2014 | at CHICAGO | | | 11/11/2014 | at FLORIDA | |
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| |  | NY ISLANDERS: LAST SEASON: 34-37-11, 79 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing eighth in Metropolitan Division and 14th in Eastern Conference.
COACH: Jack Capuano, fifth season with Islanders (118-120-39).
ADDED: G Jaroslav Halak, G Chad Johnson, C Cory Conacher, RW Jack Skille, LW Harry Zolnierczyk, C Mikhail Grabovski, LW Nikolai Kulemin.
LOST: G Evgeni Nabokov, D Radek Martinek.
PLAYER TO WATCH: John Tavares. The 24-year-old star center with the C on his sweater is back after missing New York's final 22 games last season due to a knee injury sustained while playing for Canada in the Olympics. He was second on the team with 66 points - including 24 goals - despite playing in only 59 games. The Islanders have made the playoffs only once (2013) since he was selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2009 draft.
OUTLOOK: This will be a year of nostalgia for the Islanders as they play their final season at the Nassau Coliseum - their home since joining the NHL in 1972 where four straight Stanley Cup champions were built from 1980-83. They will move to Brooklyn's Barclays Center next season. Since 2004, the Islanders have reached the playoffs just twice (2007 and 2013) and were eliminated in the first round both times. The task doesn't get any easier in the eight-team Metropolitan Division with perennial powerhouse Pittsburgh and the rival New York Rangers, who reached the Stanley Cup finals last season. Halak will shoulder a lot of the burden, along with Tavares, as he replaces veteran Evgeni Nabokov in goal. | | SAN JOSE: LAST SEASON: 51-22-9, 111 points. Lost to Los Angeles in first round of playoffs.
COACH: Todd McLellan, 7th season with Sharks, 271-130-57; seventh overall in NHL.
ADDED: F John Scott, F Tye McGinn, D Taylor Fedun.
LOST: D Dan Boyle, D Brad Stuart, F Marty Havlat.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Joe Thornton. Despite finishing second in the league in assists last season, Thornton was stripped of his captaincy this summer in response to the Sharks' playoff collapse against Los Angeles. San Jose became the fourth NHL team to lose a best-of-seven series after winning the first three games. That prompted a search for new leaders. Thornton expressed no desire to leave San Jose but how he reacts to the new role and how he plays this season will be key questions going forward.
OUTLOOK: The Sharks began the offseason with general manager Doug Wilson talking of rebuilding and becoming a ''tomorrow'' team after being a Stanley Cup contender for most of the past decade. Wilson has altered his stance a bit and the players still believe this team can compete with the other powers out West. Much of the success will hinge on continued improvement from younger core players like Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl; Brent Burns' move back to defense from forward; and more depth on the bottom two lines to take pressure off Thornton and Patrick Marleau. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER HOCKEY PREVIEW (NY ISLANDERS-SAN JOSE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Islanders-Sharks Preview* ==========================
By JEFF BARTL STATS Senior Writer
New York (6-4-0) at San Jose (6-4-2), 10:30 p.m. EDT
After being blanked for the first time this season, the New York Islanders voiced their concerns about struggling to score goals.
Preventing them may be their biggest problem at this point, though.
New York looks to avoid a third straight defeat Saturday night against a San Jose Sharks team that's playing a rare home game.
The Islanders (6-4-0) have dropped four of six, going 0 for 6 on the power play in Thursday's 5-0 loss to Colorado that began a five-game road trip.
Other than a seven-goal outburst in a victory over Dallas last Saturday, New York has totaled nine goals in its past five games. It couldn't break through against the Avalanche despite holding a 40-23 shot advantage, including 14-4 in the third period.
"In this league, every night, got to score two to three to win," coach Jack Capuano said. "If you don't, you're not going to win hockey games."
John Tavares hit the crossbar at the end of the first period, one of many chances the Islanders failed to convert.
"Got to find a way to get a little bit more gritty," Tavares said. "Find a way to get an ugly one, get a bounce to go your way. It's obviously a frustrating loss."
Offense has been a problem for the Islanders, but their breakdowns at the other end of the ice seem to be causing even bigger issues. New York has allowed at least three goals in nine of its 10 contests and at least four in four of its last five.
The 36 non-shootout goals it has given up rank among the most in the league. Jaroslav Halak, who signed a four-year, $18 million contract in the offseason, is 3-3-0 with a 3.50 goals-against average, while backup Chad Johnson has a 3.75 GAA in four starts after taking the loss Thursday.
Halak is likely to be in net for this contest. He made 20 saves as the Islanders registered a season-high 45 shots in a 4-3 shootout win over the Sharks on Oct. 16.
San Jose is 5-0-2 in its last seven meetings with New York, and it returns home after completing a 2-0-1 road trip with a 4-3 shootout loss to Minnesota on Thursday.
The Sharks (6-4-2) had lost four straight prior to the trip. They held a two-goal edge in the third period, but Antti Niemi couldn't hold the lead despite making a career high-tying 43 saves.
"We showed signs of fatigue a little bit," coach Todd McLellan said. "Then when the fatigue stepped in, we were not mentally clear on some of the decisions we made and we fed them."
San Jose plays 16 of its first 21 on the road, but has managed to hold its own so far despite the travel. After this contest, the Sharks get four days off before hosting Vancouver, then embark on seven-game trip through the Midwest and East Coast.
"We'll take the points any way we can get them," McLellan said.
Backup Alex Stalock made 42 saves in the first meeting with the Islanders, but Niemi could be back in net for this matchup. Niemi, who posted a 1.89 GAA while starting each game of the recent road swing, is 1-0-1 with a 3.25 GAA in his career against New York.
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| | Last Updated: 4/19/2024 7:51:54 AM EST. |
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