New York Islanders vs. Detroit Red Wings
January 25, 7:00 p.m.
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Islanders: 25-15-6 (56 points)
Red Wings: 24-16-8 (56 points)
TV: MSG+
Radio: 88.7 FM WRHU, 103.9 FM LINews Radio, 91.5 WNYE
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LAST THREE (2-0-1)
* Saturday’s game (1/23 vs. PHI) was postponed due to weather.
1/22/15: NYI 5 at OTT 2
The Islanders netted three third-period goals to top the Senators in Ottawa 5-2 on Friday night. Four different Islanders, Travis Hamonic (1G, 1A), Kyle Okposo (1G, 1A), Frans Nielsen (2A) and John Tavares (1G, 1A), recorded multi-point games. After missing four games due to injury, Hamonic returned to lead the Islanders in TOI for the 22nd time this season and was named the game’s #2 Star. Jaroslav Halak made 28 saves in the win.
1/17/15: NYI 1 vs. VAN 2 SO
The Islanders fired a season-high 48 shots but could only beat Canucks goalie Ryan Miller once in a 2-1 shootout loss to Vancouver on Sunday at Barclays Center. New York’s lone goal came off the stick of Ryan Strome with just under 50 seconds left in the game to force overtime. In the shootout, Miller stopped all three Islanders (Nielsen, Okposo and Tavares) while Vancouver’s Radim Vrbata connected on his shootout attempt for the game winner. Jaroslav Halak made 25 saves, including five in overtime, to help the Islanders earn a point in their third straight game.
1/14/15: NYI 3 vs. NYR 1
The Islanders erupted for three goals in the final period to top their crosstown rivals, the New York Rangers, for the second time this season Thursday night with a 3-1 win at Barclays Center. The Rangers opened the scoring with 46 second left in the second period, but Brock Nelson drew the Islanders even just 1:53 into the third. Nick Leddy’s power-play tally three minutes later proved to be the game-winner, his first of the season. Jaroslav Halak made 34 saves in the win. Islanders’ rookie, Adam Pelech (2A) tallied his first career NHL points.
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Islanders’ return to Barclay’s Center to take on the Red Wings for the first time this season. Since the 2007-08 season, New York holds an 8-2-0 record against Detroit (2-1-0 last season). New York will look to extend their point streak to five games (3-0-1) in tonight’s contest.
Current Injuries
* indicated player is on IR
PLAYER INJURY GAMES MISSED DATES
JOHNNY BOYCHUK* Upper Body 8 Jan. 1 – Present
ERIC BOULTON* Upper Body 5 Jan. 2 – Present
ADAM PELECH* Upper Body 2 Jan. 17 – Present
MAN GAMES LOST TO INJURY
2015-16: 105
2014-15: 275
2013-14: 243
2012-13: 81
2011-12: 351
ACTIVE IRON MAN STREAKS
Nikolay Kulemin: 195 games – NYI (126), TOR (68)
Brock Nelson: 181 games – All with NYI
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
01/19/15: Adam Pelech was placed on injured reserve (upper body).
01/19/15: JF Berube was loaned to Bridgeport for conditioning (AHL) .
01/19/15: JF Berube was activated off injured reserve (lower body).
01/08/15: Scott Mayfield was recalled from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL).
01/08/15: Eric Boulton was placed on injured reserve (upper body).
01/05/15: Jaroslav Halak was activated off injured reserve (upper body).
01/05/15: Chris Gibson was returned on loan to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL).
01/01/15: Adam Pelech was recalled from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL).
01/01/15: Johnny Boychuk was placed on injured reserve (upper body).
12/27/15: Chris Gibson was recalled from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL).
12/27/15: Jaroslav Halak was placed on injured reserve (upper body).
ALL TIME ISLANDERS VS. RED WINGS
All-Time Record: 49-46-6-2
Last Regulation Win: N: 3/29/15, NYI 5 vs. DET 4
Last Regulation Loss: 1/31/15, NYI 1 at DET 4
Overtime Record (W-L-T): 4-2-4
Last Overtime Decision: 1/30/07 NYI 3 vs. DET 4
Shootout Record: 1-0
Last Shootout: 11/16/13 NYI 5 vs. DET 4
2015-16 SEASON SERIES VS. RED WINGS (0-0-0)
01/25 – NYI vs. DET
02/06 – NYI at DET
02/15 – NYI vs. DET
ISLANDERS LEADERS VS. RED WINGS
GP: Zidlicky (40)
G: Clutterbuck (5)
A: Zidlicky (21)
P: Zidlicky (23)
PIM: Zidlicky (54)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
All times in Eastern Standard Time
01/25 – NYI vs. DET 7:00
02/02 – NYI vs. MIN 7:00
02/06 – NYI at DET 2:00
02/07 – NYI vs. EDM 2:30
02/09 – NYI at CBJ 7:00
ISLANDERS ALL-TIME RECORD:
(W-L-T-OTL)
1477-1442-347-116
TEAM NOTES
Johnny All-Star: John Tavares will represent the New York Islanders at the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend. It will mark Tavares’ third straight All-Star Game selection. Tavares scored four goals for Team Toews at least year’s event in Columbus, Ohio, tying an NHL All-Star Game record as the sixth player ever to score four. The Oakville, Ontario native currently ranks second Islanders in goals (16) and in points (33).
Brock N’ Roll: Brock Nelson has five points (4G, 1A) in his last four games, including his first career NHL hat trick in Tuesday’s win over the Blue Jackets (Jan. 12). Nelson leads all Islanders with 18 goals this season.
Cal on Me: In the absence of Islanders’ TOI leaders, Johnny Boychuk and Travis Hamonic, d-man Calvin de Haan helped bare the workload for New York. After losing Hamonic to injury, de Haan led New York in TOI in 3-of-4 games (2-1-0). De Haan is averaging 23:04 minutes per night, up from his season average of 20:45. De Haan also leads the team with 113 blocked shots – fifth in the NHL.
Heavy Hitters: Matt Martin leads the NHL in hits with 221. Linemate Cal Clutterbuck is just behind him with 187, tied for third in the league. Martin has led the NHL in this category each of the last four seasons, while Clutterbuck led the league the three season prior to that (2008-09 -2010-11). The Islanders as a team currently lead the NHL in hits with 1,460.
Killin’ It: The Islanders currently boast the second best penalty kill in the league and have killed 72-of-76 penalties over their last 24 games. That stretch included a franchise record 15 straight games without allowing a power-play goal; New York went a perfect 42-for-42.
Division Dominance: This season, New York is 9-3-2 against division foes. Last season, the Islanders finished 21-6-3 against the Metropolitan Division.
Overtime: Last season the Islanders went 14-7 in overtime (6-1 OT, 7-6 SO). The Islanders are currently 6-5 in overtimes this season (3-2 OT, 3-3 SO).
Under Capuano: Jack Capuano, the second winningest coach in Islanders history, began the season as the NHL’s fourth-longest tenured coach with his current team. The Islanders are 189-163-51 under Capuano. He ranks second on the Islanders all-time list in both games coached (405) and wins (187), behind Al Arbour (1,500 coached, 740 wins).
TOI Leaders:
The Islanders’ record when the following player leads the team in minutes
Travis Hamonic: 15-3-3
Johnny Boychuk: 4-3-1
Calvin de Haan: 2-2-1
Nick Leddy: 4-5-2
John Tavares: 0-1-0
Leddy/Hamonic tie 0-1-0
MILESTONE WATCH:
Josh Bailey: 12 goals from 100
Johnny Boychuk: 7 assists from 100
Cal Clutterbuck: 9 goals from 100
Mikhail Grabovski: 9 points from 300
Thomas Greiss: 1 win from 50
Jaroslav Halak: 6 wins from 200
Brock Nelson: 4 points from 100
Kyle Okposo: 6 games played from 500
John Tavares: 10 goals from 200
RECENT MILESTONES:
Travis Hamonic: 100 assists (1/22 at OTT)
Brock Nelson: 200 games played (1/22 at OTT)
2015-16 ISLANDERS MAKEUP
Draft Picks: Josh Bailey (2008), Casey Cizikas (2009), Calvin de Haan (2009), Travis Hamonic (2008), Anders Lee (2009), Matt Martin (2008), Scott Mayfield (2011), Brock Nelson (2010), Frans Nielsen (2002), Kyle Okposo (2006), Adam Pelech (2012), John Tavares(2009).
Free Agents: Steve Bernier (2015), Eric Boulton (2012), Mikhail Grabovski (2014), Thomas Greiss (2015), Nikolay Kulemin (2014).
Trades: Taylor Beck (2015), Johnny Boychuk (2014), Cal Clutterbuck (2013), Christopher Gibson (2015), Jaroslav Halak (2014), Nick Leddy (2014).
Waiver Claims: Jean-Francois Berube (2015), Thomas Hickey (2013), Brian Strait (2013).
MULTIPLE POINT GAMES
Bailey (2),Cizikas (1), Clutterbuck (1), Grabovski (2), Hamonic (1), Kulemin (1), Leddy (2), Lee (4), Nelson (4), Nielsen (7), Okposo (8), Pelech (1), Strome (2), Tavares (8), Zidlicky (2)
MULTIPLE GOAL GAMES
Clutterbuck (1), Nelson(2), Nielsen (3), Okposo (2), Tavares (2), Zidlicky (1)
MULTIPLE ASSIST GAMES
Bailey (1), Cizikas (1), Grabovski (1), Kulemin (1), Leddy (2), Lee (1), Nelson (1), Nielsen (2), Okposo (3), Pelech (1), Strome (1), Tavares (2), Zidlicky (1)
JUST FOR FUN:
JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
Brain Strait – Jan. 4 (28)
Johnny Boychuk – Jan. 19 (32)
Thomas Greiss – Jan. 29 (30)
Makhail Grabovski – Jan. 31 (32)
THREE STAR SELECTION LEADERS:
Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Tavares 5 3 2 10
Okposo 4 2 3 9
Nielsen 2 4 1 7
RECORD BY JERSEY:
Blue: 13-5-2
White: 9-8-3
Black: 3-2-1
The New York Islanders 2015-16 media guide is now available online or via USB-drive. Please ask a member of the Islanders Media Relations Team for your copy of the 2015-16 Islanders Media Guide.
Chief Statistician Eric Hornick contributed to these notes
