MattMartin
Killer Instinct™
One of these days........
Preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins are red hot and it's not just Crosby and Malkin who has been producing. James Neal has 13 points in the last seven games.
Chris Kunitz passed Crosby for the team lead in goals with his 14th to give Pittsburgh (18-9-1) a 1-0 lead midway through the first period Saturday. Kunitz has three goals in the last three games and had two goals and an assist in a 4-3 home win over the Islanders on Nov. 22.
Pittsburgh is looking for its eighth win in 10 tries on Long Island, including the playoffs. The Penguins and Islanders (8-15-4) have met 13 times this calendar year with Pittsburgh winning nine, including four times in last season's Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
Though the Islanders might not be thrilled with their first December opponent, they're likely happy to see the calendar turn after an NHL-worst 4-10-1 November in which their power play ranked 28th at 9.4 percent and their penalty kill was a league-worst 64.3 percent.
Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to Washington snapped a streak of five straight regulation defeats, though the way it happened didn't help team morale.
"Guys worked hard tonight," coach Jack Capuano said. "I thought they were focused and this was a step in the right direction. It came down to special teams. It's just very frustrating that it had to end this way."
"We have to believe in one another and stick with it," Capuano said.
Vanek might be the one to believe in. He has seven goals during a five-game scoring streak versus the Penguins, including two in his first game against them with the Islanders last month. He has 12 points over an eight-game point streak against Pittsburgh.
Useful links
http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/
http://www.tsn.ca/
http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/islanders/
http://www.nypost.com/sports/islanders/islanders.htm
http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app/
http://www.islesinfo.com/main.html
Preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins are red hot and it's not just Crosby and Malkin who has been producing. James Neal has 13 points in the last seven games.
Chris Kunitz passed Crosby for the team lead in goals with his 14th to give Pittsburgh (18-9-1) a 1-0 lead midway through the first period Saturday. Kunitz has three goals in the last three games and had two goals and an assist in a 4-3 home win over the Islanders on Nov. 22.
Pittsburgh is looking for its eighth win in 10 tries on Long Island, including the playoffs. The Penguins and Islanders (8-15-4) have met 13 times this calendar year with Pittsburgh winning nine, including four times in last season's Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
Though the Islanders might not be thrilled with their first December opponent, they're likely happy to see the calendar turn after an NHL-worst 4-10-1 November in which their power play ranked 28th at 9.4 percent and their penalty kill was a league-worst 64.3 percent.
Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to Washington snapped a streak of five straight regulation defeats, though the way it happened didn't help team morale.
"Guys worked hard tonight," coach Jack Capuano said. "I thought they were focused and this was a step in the right direction. It came down to special teams. It's just very frustrating that it had to end this way."
"We have to believe in one another and stick with it," Capuano said.
Vanek might be the one to believe in. He has seven goals during a five-game scoring streak versus the Penguins, including two in his first game against them with the Islanders last month. He has 12 points over an eight-game point streak against Pittsburgh.
Useful links
http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/
http://www.tsn.ca/
http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/islanders/
http://www.nypost.com/sports/islanders/islanders.htm
http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app/
http://www.islesinfo.com/main.html
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