A TALE OF TWO SPECIAL TEAMS
It’s been a tale of two special teams for the Islanders.
The penalty kill has not allowed a goal in six games – going 10-for-10 over that span – and has killed 38 of its last 41 opportunities.
The power play is currently in a 0-for-23 stretch over the past seven games and is 5-for-57 over the past 18 games. While Roy felt the Isles power play wasn’t’ sharp in an 0-for-4 night against Boston (he cited the Isles being “too cute” on their entries) he’s seeing good signs from the man advantage. Roy said the Islanders need to get better shots on net and the hope is an ugly goal boosts the confidence and gets the power play on a roll.
STATS ON SHOTS
The Islanders had a season-high 45 shots against the Bruins on Wednesday, but…
The Islanders are 0-4-2 in their last six games when recording 40-or-more shots on goal (per team statistician Eric Hornick).
The Isles have outshot opponents 110-55 over the past three games, but have only scored two goals (not including shootout tallies) over that span.
Defensively, the Islanders have been stingy of late, allowing 14 shots on Wednesday. Another Hornick gem – the Isles 33 shots allowed in their past two games was the fourth-lowest, two-game stretch in team history and lowest since Oct. 12-15, 2002, when they allowed 27 to Washington and Nashville.
