– The wins, always great, but if you ask Patrick Roy, maybe the best game the Islanders played was the one they didn’t win – a 4-1 loss to the league-leading Avalanche. The 4-1 final is a little inflated, as it was a 2-1 game prior to an empty-netter and an extra insurance goal from former Islander Brock Nelson in the final minute.
The Isles hung tough with the Avs, keeping their big guns in relative check. Consider that Nathan MacKinnon – the NHL’s leading scorer – has points in 12 of his last 13 games. The one game he did not record a point in was against the Isles. Credit to Avs goalie Scott Wedgewood for doing the same to New York in a game the Isles certainly could have won.
– Seventeen (17!) different Islanders recorded a point on the seven-game road trip, while 10 different Islanders scored a goal. Six different Islanders scored game-winning goals. Contributions up and down the lineup.
– In total, the Isles scored 24 goals on the trip, with 17 coming at even strength (14 came at five-on-five, one at four-on-four and two at three-on-three). The Isles scored three on the power play and one in an extra-attacker situation. Two came on the penalty kill – and one into an empty net.
