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http://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/arthur-staple/penalty-kill-not-helping-isles-1.9591288
LOS ANGELES - A few thoughts after a late Wednesday night in Anaheim:
Jack Capuano noted that as word got to the Islanders about an hour before game time that Ducks stars Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry were out with the flu, this could have been a worrisome development.
"We knew they'd play even harder without those guys," Capuano said. That was true, even though it took 30 minutes to be so.
The Islanders played a forceful game over the first half, getting pucks on Jason LaBarbera and keeping the Ducks from crashing Jaroslav Halak's net. John Tavares' first goal was a result of simply throwing rubber on an untested goaltender, and the Isles held a 19-6 shot edge when Thomas Hickey went to the penalty box at 7:21 of the second.