Post-Game Talk: #18| Buffalo Sabres @ New York Islanders | February 22nd | 7:00 PM | F/W 3-2

[MattMartin]

Game Preview: Sabres @ Islanders
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NEW YORK ISLANDERS (12-6-4) VS BUFFALO SABRES (6-11-3)
7 PM | NASSAU COLISEUM
WATCH: MSG+ | MSG GO | NHL.TV
LISTEN: 88.7FM | 103.9FM | 1050AM

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ISLANDERS NOTES:​

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SABRES NOTES:​

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Possible Starting Goalies:​

Semyon Varlamov

Player	GP	GS	W	L	T	OT	SA	GA	GAA	S	SV%	SO	MIN
Semyon Varlamov	17	17	10	4	0	3	491	36	2.10	455	.927	3	1,028
Ilya Sorokin	5	5	2	2	0	1	125	11	2.19	114	.912	2	302

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Player	GP	GS	W	L	T	OT	SA	GA	GAA	S	SV%	SO	MIN
Linus Ullmark	12	12	5	4	0	2	344	28	2.44	316	.919	0	690
Jonas Johansson	2	1	0	1	0	0	47	4	3.04	43	.915	0	80
Carter Hutton	8	7	1	6	0	1	211	23	3.18	188	.891	0	434

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Player Stats:​

Islanders
Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FO%
Mathew Barzal	22	8	11	19	7	30	1	4	0	0	1	0	55	14.5	47.88
Anders Lee	22	10	5	15	5	8	3	4	0	0	3	0	68	14.7	50
Nick Leddy	22	1	14	15	-2	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	33	3	0
Jean-Gabriel Pageau	22	9	5	14	6	6	3	5	2	2	3	0	45	20	56.84
Jordan Eberle	22	8	4	12	1	8	1	3	0	0	1	0	54	14.8	100
Josh Bailey	22	2	10	12	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	36	5.6	50
Brock Nelson	22	6	4	10	-8	6	5	5	0	0	1	0	42	14.3	52.43
Oliver Wahlstrom	15	4	4	8	5	4	1	5	0	0	1	0	32	12.5	40
Noah Dobson	22	1	7	8	3	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	35	2.9	0
Ryan Pulock	22	0	8	8	7	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	41	0	0
Casey Cizikas	22	3	3	6	-1	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	11.5	53.16
Scott Mayfield	22	1	4	5	-5	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	3.4	0
Adam Pelech	22	1	4	5	4	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	38	2.6	0
Cal Clutterbuck	20	1	4	5	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	6.7	0
Matt Martin	22	2	2	4	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	6.9	12.5
Anthony Beauvillier	13	1	3	4	0	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	22	4.5	0
Andy Greene	22	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0
Leo Komarov	12	0	2	2	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	0	33.33
Michael Dal Colle	11	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Ross Johnston	6	0	0	0	-2	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	33.33
Austin Czarnik	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33.33

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Sabres
Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FO%
Victor Olofsson	20	7	9	16	-9	2	6	12	0	0	0	0	47	14.9	50
Sam Reinhart	18	8	7	15	-11	6	5	9	0	0	2	0	45	17.8	52.94
Jack Eichel	18	2	13	15	-7	6	1	9	0	0	1	0	55	3.6	50.58
Taylor Hall	20	1	11	12	-14	10	1	6	0	0	0	0	54	1.9	0
Rasmus Dahlin	20	1	8	9	-17	6	1	8	0	0	0	0	49	2	0
Eric Staal	20	3	5	8	-11	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	33	9.1	50.24
Rasmus Ristolainen	13	2	5	7	-1	8	1	4	0	0	0	0	27	7.4	0
Curtis Lazar	18	4	1	5	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	22.2	50
Colin Miller	19	2	3	5	-11	6	1	3	0	0	0	0	25	8	0
Tobias Rieder	18	4	0	4	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	15.4	0
Dylan Cozens	15	3	1	4	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	14	21.4	61.54
Riley Sheahan	20	2	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	15.4	61.07
Jake McCabe	13	1	2	3	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	6.7	0
Casey Mittelstadt	7	1	2	3	-2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	7	14.3	38.89
Brandon Montour	18	0	3	3	-9	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	0
Cody Eakin	20	1	1	2	-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	7.1	56.91
Henri Jokiharju	16	1	1	2	-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	5.9	0
Matt Irwin	10	0	2	2	-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
Rasmus Asplund	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	25	0
Jeff Skinner	17	0	1	1	-4	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	50
Kyle Okposo	15	0	1	1	-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	28.57
Tage Thompson	9	0	1	1	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	50
William Borgen	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Jacob Bryson	4	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Brandon Davidson	3	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0

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Standings:​

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Islanders
LW	C	RW
ANDERS LEE Goals: 10 Assists: 5	MATHEW BARZAL Goals: 8 Assists: 11	JORDAN EBERLE Goals: 8 Assists: 4
ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER Goals: 1 Assists: 3	BROCK NELSON Goals: 6 Assists: 4	JOSH BAILEY Goals: 2 Assists: 10
MICHAEL DAL COLLE Goals: 0 Assists: 2	JEAN-GABRIEL PAGEAU Goals: 9 Assists: 5	OLIVER WAHLSTROM Goals: 4 Assists: 4
MATT MARTIN Goals: 2 Assists: 2	CASEY CIZIKAS Goals: 3 Assists: 3	CAL CLUTTERBUCK Goals: 1 Assists: 4

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DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS	Defense
ADAM PELECH Goals: 1 Assists: 4	RYAN PULOCK Goals: 0 Assists: 8
NICK LEDDY Goals: 1 Assists: 14	SCOTT MAYFIELD Goals: 1 Assists: 4
ANDY GREENE Goals: 0 Assists: 2	NOAH DOBSON Goals: 1 Assists: 7

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Player	POS	Injury	Status (Updated)	Notes
Aho	D	Undisclosed	Out indefinitely (01/13/2021)	Aho has been assigned to the injured reserve list due to an injury to an unlisted injury, and it is unknown how long he will be debilitated.

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Sabres
VICTOR OLOFSSON Goals: 7 Assists: 9	JACK EICHEL Goals: 2 Assists: 13	SAM REINHART Goals: 8 Assists: 7
TAYLOR HALL Goals: 1 Assists: 11	ERIC STAAL Goals: 3 Assists: 5	KYLE OKPOSO Goals: 0 Assists: 1
TOBIAS RIEDER Goals: 4 Assists: 0	CODY EAKIN Goals: 1 Assists 1	DYLAN COZENS Goals: 3 Assists 1
JEFF SKINNER Goals: 0 Assists: 1	CURTIS LAZAR Goals: 4 Assists: 1	RILEY SHEAHAN Goals: 2 Assists: 1

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RASMUS DAHLIN Goals: 1 Assists: 8	RASMUS RISTOLAINEN Goals: 2 Assists: 5
BRANDON MONTOUR Goals: 0 Assists: 3	HENRI JOKIHARJU Goals: 1 Assists: 1
JACOB BRYSON Goals: 0 Assists: 0	COLIN MILLER Goals: 2 Assists: 3

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Current Team Injuries:

Player	POS	Injury	Status (Updated)	Notes
Girgensons	LW	Hamstring	Out for season (01/06/2021)	Girgensons has been posted to the injured reserve list after undergoing surgery to repair a hamstring injury, and he is expected to miss the entire 2020-21 season.
Ullmark	G	Undisclosed	Late March (03/01/2021)	Ullmark is on the injured reserve list due to a lower-body injury, and he is not excepted to return until late March.
McCabe	D	Knee	Out for season (02/22/2021)	McCabe will miss the remainder of the 2020-21 season after injuries to his ACL and MCL in his right knee.
Borgen	D	Upper Body	Late April (02/24/2021)	Borgen has been designated for the injured reserve list, and he is expected to miss six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a right forearm fracture.

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[Mr Misunderstood]

MUST WIN

 

[buud]

let's go boys! 4-3 for the good guys!

 

[The Real JT]

Norwood: Wide right

Isles win!

 

[Nassau Revisited]

MDC hat trick incoming

 

[BelovedIsles]

I'd like to see the offense get going. If they can start to score just a touch more, with their generally good D/G, they'll climb the division. If not, they'll be treading water.

 

[Big L]

Hopefully continue beating up the Sabre’s, at least.

 

[BarzyClub]

I’d start Sorokin and see if he can continue to play well against BUF.

 

[Riseonfire]

Just f***ing win

 

[MattMartin]

Always tough coming home after a long road trip. I have my worries.

 

[MattMartin]

I’d start Sorokin and see if he can continue to play well against BUF.

Varly is already confirmed.

 

[Lame Lambert]

Varly is already confirmed.

Don’t really understand why we’re riding him so hard after Sorokin looked good in his last start.

 

[PK Cronin]

Don’t really understand why we’re riding him so hard after Sorokin looked good in his last start.

I don't mind it. He hasn't been bad, and there may be stoppages later on that allow for him to get more rest. If not, then mix Sorokin in a little more.

 

[MJF]

Don’t really understand why we’re riding him so hard after Sorokin looked good in his last start.

I don't think Trotz wants to gamble on 2 points. Varlamov is still our best play to get wins this season.

 

[Bones45]

 

[Throttle]

I don't think Trotz wants to gamble on 2 points. Varlamov is still our best play to get wins this season.

I thought this was the part of the season where you were supposed to play all the kids and win the Stanley Cup?

 

[MattMartin]

MDC on IR btw.

 

[MJF]

I thought this was the part of the season where you were supposed to play all the kids and win the Stanley Cup?

After we lose 3 straight.

 

[SI90]

McCabe out for 6-8 months for the Sabres. Tough break for him.


Would be nice to get 2 points and get back on track

 

[Lame Lambert]

Skinner a healthy scratch. That contract makes Ladd’s look good.

 

[MattMartin]

Skinner a healthy scratch. That contract makes Ladd’s look good.

Couldn't happen to a nicer group of fans. You cheer for losses, you get what you deserve!!!



And for any idiot saying "that was a select few", nah. that was a roar.

 

[SI90]

 

[13th Floor]

Ugh Barry really wants that second line to find the magic from the bubble. I don't like it at all.

 

[ekill08x]

Couldn't happen to a nicer group of fans. You cheer for losses, you get what you deserve!!!



And for any idiot saying "that was a select few", nah. that was a roar.

Isles fans did the same thing the year Tavares was projected to go number 1. Most fanbases do when the season is a lost cause.

 

[MattMartin]

Ugh Barry really wants that second line to find the magic from the bubble. I don't like it at all.

I was thinking this...

Beauvillier Barzal Eberle
Lee Nelson Bailey

Since Bailey like to pass, might as well park Lee in front of the net and let Nelson shoot away.