Post-Game Talk: #57| New York Islanders @ Vegas Golden Knights | February 15th | 10:30 PM | F/L 1-0

[MattMartin]

Game Preview: Islanders @ Golden Knights ​

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NEW YORK ISLANDERS (33-17-6) AT VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (29-22-8)
10:30 PM | T-MOBILE ARENA
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The New York Islanders look to bounce back after a tough and uncharacteristic 5-0 loss in Nashville on Thursday night when they take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday.

The Isles began their four-game Western Conference road trip getting blanked 5-0 at Bridgestone Arena, their third time being shut out this season. Thomas Greiss made his 26th start of the season but was relieved after 13:33 by Semyon Varlamov after allowing three goals on eight shots. Varlamov played 46:27 between the pipes and made 16 saves on 18 shots. Anders Lee had a game-high eight shots on goal.

Vegas kicked off a five-game homestand with a 6-5 overtime victory over the reigning Stanley Cup champions the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena.

Jonathan Marchessault sealed the victory 2:30 into overtime with his second period-power play goal of the game. Max Pacioretty also scored twice, including once on the power play, while Nate Schmidt also had a power-play goal and Alex Tuch also scored. Malcolm Subban made 19 saves.

MORNING SKATE UPDATES:

- Semyon Varlamov was the first goalie off the ice for morning skate, suggesting he'll start on Saturday vs Vegas. Varlamov stopped 16-of-18 shots in a relief appearance against Nashville on Thursday and won his last start, stopping 35-of-38 shots in a 5-3 win over Philadelphia.

- Head Coach Barry Trotz said there was the possibility of lineup changes for Saturday's game. Kieffer Bellows and Cole Bardreau stayed on for extra work after morning skate, suggesting Ross Johnston and Tom Kuhnhackl could draw into the lineup.

- Jonathan Marchessault is a game-time decision, per Vegas Head Coach Peter DeBoer. Marchessault has 40 points (20G, 20A) in 54 games.

- Marc-Andre Fleury will start in goal for the Golden Knights. Fleury is 21-14-5 with a 2.87 GAA and a .904 SV%.






ISLES NOTES:

- Lee matched his season-high with eight shots on goal against the Predators. The Isles captain leads the Isles in shots on goal this season with 152 and has a shooting percentage of 11.2%.

- Derick Brassard registered five shots on goal which marks the second highest of this season (recorded six shots against New York on Jan. 13.)

- Mathew Barzal played in his 220th consecutive game, tying Bryan McCabe for 10th on the club's all-time list. Barzal is the Isles leader in points (48) and assists (30) through 56 games this season.

- The Isles were shut out for only the third time this season (Anaheim on Nov. 25 and Toronto on Jan. 4).

- The Isles did not commit a penalty for the fourth time this season. Their penalty kill unit is ranked 16th in the league with a percentage of 79.7%. The Isles power play went 0-for-2 against the Preds. In the NHL, their extra man unit is ranked 21st at 18.9%. The Isles have had the fewest power play opportunities in the NHL with 127. The next lowest team is San Jose with 149.

- Cole Bardreau suited up for the first time since Nov. 9 and played 12:46 time on ice. Bardreau centered Matt Martin and Leo Komarov and recorded one shot on goal and had two hits. The 26-year-old center was recalled by the Islanders from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Feb. 12 as a result of Casey Cizikas being placed on IR with a leg laceration from Tuesday's game against Philadelphia.

- The Isles are 11-7-2 in Metro Division matchups and 22-10-4 in games versus outside divisions. Against Eastern conference teams, the Isles are 24-10-3 and are 9-7-3 against Western conference teams.





GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

- Vegas' power play went four-for-five against St. Louis. In the NHL, the Golden Knights power play is 10th overall with a conversion rate of 22.2%.

- Marchessault scored his 19th and 20th goals of the season. The center scored his sixth power play marker of the season and his third game-winning goal. Through 54 games, Marchessault has 40 points.

- Pacioretty posted a three-point night as he scored his 25th and 26th goals of the season. The winger also scored his sixth power-play goal of the year. Pacioretty is atop the Vegas leaderboard with his 26 goals through 59 games.

- Schmidt found the back of the net for the seventh time this season and the first time on the power play. Through 47 games, the defenseman has 27 points.

- Tuch recorded a two-point night and scored his eighth goal of the season. The winger has 17 points through 42 games.

- Mark Stone compiled a team-high four points on the night with four helpers. Stone leads Vegas in points (57) and assists (37) through 59 games this season.

- Subban made his 18th start of the season and improved his record to 8-7-3.

- Vegas leads the NHL in shots per game with a nightly average of 34.5.

- Rookie Cody Glass has been sidelined since Jan. 4 with a lower-body injury after getting tangled up with St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester in the third period. The 20-year-old center is week-to-week.
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Starting Goalies:




Semyon Varlamov

Player	GP	GS	W	L	T	OT	SA	GA	GAA	S	Sv%	SO	MIN
Semyon Varlamov	35	30	17	9	0	4	987	84	2.59	903	.915	2	1,944
Thomas Greiss	28	26	16	8	0	2	766	64	2.65	702	.916	0	1,451

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Marc-Andre Fleury

Player	GP	GS	W	L	T	OT	SA	GA	GAA	S	Sv%	SO	MIN
Marc-Andre Fleury	41	40	21	14	0	5	1,197	115	2.87	1,082	.904	3	2,402
Malcolm Subban	19	18	8	7	0	3	516	55	3.09	461	.893	0	1,070

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Player Stats:

Islanders
Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FO%
Mathew Barzal	56	18	30	48	4	34	4	9	0	0	2	0	135	13.3	41.63
Brock Nelson	56	21	24	45	6	26	4	6	0	0	5	3	146	14.4	51.08
Josh Bailey	56	12	25	37	-14	10	2	9	1	1	2	0	76	15.8	52.58
Anthony Beauvillier	56	17	19	36	-3	10	3	7	1	1	3	2	107	15.9	80
Anders Lee	56	17	16	33	8	35	1	4	0	0	5	1	152	11.2	47.59
Jordan Eberle	46	10	20	30	0	12	2	8	0	0	0	0	99	10.1	0
Derick Brassard	56	10	19	29	4	16	3	9	0	0	1	0	102	9.8	54.94
Ryan Pulock	56	7	22	29	10	12	2	7	0	0	3	1	130	5.4	0
Devon Toews	56	5	17	22	6	12	1	5	0	0	1	1	100	5	0
Nick Leddy	48	3	17	20	6	12	1	4	0	0	0	0	61	4.9	0
Casey Cizikas	48	10	4	14	12	41	0	0	3	5	1	0	67	14.9	53.49
Scott Mayfield	55	5	8	13	9	53	0	0	0	2	1	0	80	6.3	0
Leo Komarov	37	3	10	13	9	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	38	7.9	40.68
Johnny Boychuk	55	2	9	11	-7	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	84	2.4	0
Michael Dal Colle	42	4	6	10	-5	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	9.3	71.43
Adam Pelech	38	1	8	9	4	20	0	0	0	2	0	0	49	2	0
Matt Martin	44	5	3	8	4	40	0	0	0	0	2	0	44	11.4	40
Cal Clutterbuck	33	3	4	7	7	20	0	0	1	2	0	0	34	8.8	44.44
Tom Kuhnhackl	24	3	3	6	-4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	12	0
Noah Dobson	29	1	4	5	-3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	33	3	0
Ross Johnston	29	3	1	4	1	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	20	100
Kieffer Bellows	5	2	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	25	0
Cole Bardreau	10	1	1	2	-2	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	10	42

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Golden Knights
Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FO%
Mark Stone	59	20	37	57	10	25	6	16	0	1	3	0	156	12.8	33.33
Max Pacioretty	59	26	29	55	13	36	6	17	0	0	2	1	262	9.9	50
Reilly Smith	59	21	23	44	8	20	3	5	2	4	3	0	149	14.1	18.18
Jonathan Marchessault	54	20	20	40	-2	22	6	12	0	0	3	1	193	10.4	43.51
Shea Theodore	59	8	31	39	7	25	0	14	1	1	1	0	169	4.7	0
William Karlsson	51	10	26	36	4	14	2	7	2	5	1	0	108	9.3	51.18
Paul Stastny	59	16	15	31	-1	22	5	9	0	1	3	1	112	14.3	55.15
Nate Schmidt	47	7	20	27	1	10	1	5	0	0	0	0	92	7.6	0
Chandler Stephenson	30	8	10	18	17	10	1	2	2	2	3	1	34	23.5	43.43
Alex Tuch	42	8	9	17	-10	8	3	7	0	0	2	0	98	8.2	28.57
William Carrier	59	6	10	16	1	33	0	0	0	0	1	0	81	7.4	63.64
Cody Glass	37	5	7	12	-7	6	1	6	0	0	1	0	49	10.2	40.88
Ryan Reaves	59	6	4	10	-5	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	12	47.62
Tomas Nosek	55	6	4	10	-2	20	0	0	1	1	1	0	73	8.2	51.63
Nick Holden	49	4	5	9	-1	8	1	1	0	1	0	0	84	4.8	0
Cody Eakin	38	4	5	9	-10	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	48	8.3	47.29
Brayden McNabb	59	2	7	9	-6	40	0	0	1	1	0	0	51	3.9	0
Jon Merrill	45	2	5	7	8	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	36	5.6	0
Nicolas Roy	19	3	3	6	1	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	13	47.18
Deryk Engelland	49	1	5	6	6	37	0	0	0	1	1	0	59	1.7	0
Zach Whitecloud	5	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0

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Standings:

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK
1 Boston	59	36	11	12	84	32	36	196	145	+51	21-2-9	15-9-3	0-7	8-2-0	W2
2 Tampa Bay	58	38	15	5	81	31	36	206	153	+53	19-7-2	19-8-3	2-0	9-0-1	W9
3 Washington	57	37	15	5	79	28	34	205	174	+31	16-9-4	21-6-1	3-2	6-4-0	W1
4 Pittsburgh	56	35	15	6	76	24	32	186	151	+35	20-5-4	15-10-2	3-0	6-3-1	W1
5 NY Islanders	56	33	17	6	72	22	30	166	156	+10	18-7-4	15-10-2	3-2	5-3-2	L1
6 Philadelphia	58	32	19	7	71	23	27	190	172	+18	19-5-4	13-14-3	5-5	7-2-1	W1
7 Columbus	59	30	18	11	71	23	30	152	146	+6	18-11-3	12-7-8	0-2	5-2-3	L1
8 Carolina	57	33	21	3	69	23	28	186	159	+27	19-9-1	14-12-2	5-0	6-3-1	W1
9 Toronto	58	30	20	8	68	22	29	205	192	+13	15-8-7	15-12-1	1-4	5-4-1	L1
10 Florida	57	30	21	6	66	25	27	200	194	+6	16-11-2	14-10-4	3-3	4-5-1	L1
11 NY Rangers	57	30	23	4	64	26	29	188	178	+10	16-12-2	14-11-2	1-2	7-3-0	W4
12 Montréal	60	27	26	7	61	17	23	181	184	-3	13-15-4	14-11-3	4-1	5-5-0	L3
13 Buffalo	58	26	24	8	60	19	25	166	181	-15	17-10-4	9-14-4	1-2	4-5-1	W2
14 New Jersey	57	21	26	10	52	16	18	158	201	-43	9-10-10	12-16-0	3-6	4-3-3	L1
15 Ottawa	57	19	27	11	49	15	19	150	193	-43	13-10-6	6-17-5	0-5	3-4-3	W1
16 Detroit	60	14	42	4	32	11	12	122	224	-102	9-18-2	5-24-2	2-1	2-8-0	L3

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Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY	S/O	L10	STRK
1 St Louis	57	32	15	10	74	25	31	183	166	+17	18-5-5	14-10-5	1-3	2-5-3	OT2
2 Colorado	56	33	17	6	72	30	33	202	157	+45	15-8-4	18-9-2	0-1	8-2-0	L1
3 Dallas	57	33	19	5	71	23	31	154	144	+10	17-9-2	16-10-3	2-2	6-3-1	W3
4 Vancouver	58	32	21	5	69	25	29	190	175	+15	19-6-3	13-15-2	3-2	6-3-1	W2
5 Edmonton	57	30	21	6	66	26	28	182	179	+3	15-9-4	15-12-2	2-2	6-3-1	L1
6 Vegas	59	29	22	8	66	22	26	188	183	+5	15-10-4	14-12-4	3-2	5-3-2	W1
7 Calgary	59	30	23	6	66	20	24	170	178	-8	13-10-4	17-13-2	6-1	4-5-1	W1
8 Arizona	60	28	24	8	64	21	23	167	165	+2	13-11-4	15-13-4	5-4	2-5-3	L1
9 Winnipeg	59	29	25	5	63	22	26	176	179	-3	14-14-3	15-11-2	3-1	4-5-1	L2
10 Nashville	56	27	22	7	61	22	25	183	183	0	12-11-4	15-11-3	2-3	6-4-0	W1
11 Minnesota	57	27	23	7	61	24	26	176	185	-9	17-8-5	10-15-2	1-3	6-3-1	OT1
12 Chicago	57	25	24	8	58	18	22	166	181	-15	12-12-4	13-12-4	3-4	4-4-2	L3
13 San Jose	57	25	28	4	54	19	23	150	189	-39	14-14-1	11-14-3	2-1	4-6-0	W1
14 Anaheim	57	23	27	7	53	16	18	146	179	-33	12-11-3	11-16-4	5-1	5-3-2	L1
15 Los Angeles	58	20	33	5	45	14	20	142	186	-44	12-12-1	8-21-4	0-2	2-8-0	W1

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[MattMartin]

Possible Lineups​

Islanders
LW	C	RW
ANDERS LEE Goals: 17 Assists: 16	MATHEW BARZAL Goals: 18 Assists: 30	JORDAN EBERLE Goals: 10 Assists: 20
ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER Goals: 17 Assists: 19	BROCK NELSON Goals: 21 Assists: 24	JOSH BAILEY Goals: 12 Assists: 25
MICHAEL DAL COLLE Goals: 4 Assists: 6	DERICK BRASSARD Goals: 10 Assists: 19	TOM KUHNHACKL Goals: 3 Assists: 3
MATT MARTIN Goals: 5 Assists: 3	LEO KOMAROV Goals: 3 Assists: 10	ROSS JOHNSTON Goals: 3 Assists: 1

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DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS	Defense
DEVON TOEWS Goals: 5 Assists: 17	RYAN PULOCK Goals: 7 Assists: 22
NICK LEDDY Goals: 3 Assists: 17	JOHNNY BOYCHUK Goals: 2 Assists: 9
NOAH DOBSON Goals: 1 Assists: 4	SCOTT MAYFIELD Goals: 5 Assists: 8

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Current Team Injuries

Player	POS	Injury	Status (Updated)	Notes
Cal Clutterbuck	RW	Wrist	Out indefinitely (12/22/2019)	Clutterbuck is recovering from wrist surgery while on the injured reserve list, and there is currently no timetable set for return.
Adam Pelech	D	Achilles	Early May (01/04/2020)	Pelech is on the injured reserve list with an Achilles injury and is expected to miss at least four months.
Casey Cizikas	C	Leg	Mid March (02/12/2020)	Cizikas has landed on the injured reserve list due to a leg laceration, and he is expected to be sidelined for at least three to four weeks.

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Golden Knights
LW	C	RW
NICOLAS ROY Goals: 3 Assists: 3	PAUL STASTNY Goals: 16 Assists: 15	REILLY SMITH Goals: 21 Assists: 23
MAX PACIORETTY Goals: 26 Assists: 29	WILLIAM KARLSSON Goals: 10 Assists: 26	MARK STONE Goals: 20 Assists: 37
CHANDLER STEPHENSON Goals: 8 Assists: 10	CODY EAKIN Goals: 4 Assists: 5	CODY GLASS Goals: 5 Assists: 7
WILL CARRIER Goals: 6 Assists: 10	TOMAS NOSEK Goals: 6 Assists: 4	RYAN REAVES Goals: 6 Assists: 4

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BRAYDEN MCNABB Goals: 2 Assists: 7	NATE SCHMIDT Goals: 7 Assists: 20
NICK HOLDEN Goals: 4 Assists: 5	SHEA THEODORE Goals: 8 Assists: 31
JON MERRILL Goals: 2 Assists: 5	ZACH WHITECLOUD Goals: 0 Assists: 0

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Current Team Injuries:

Player	POS	Injury	Status (Updated)	Notes
Jonathan Marchessault	C	Undisclosed	Ques Sat(02/15/2020)	Marchessault is dealing with an unspecified injury, and it is unknown if he will play against the Islanders on Saturday.
Alex Tuch	RW	Ankle	Out indefinitely(02/15/2020)	Tuch is sidelined with a left ankle injury, and there is no timetable for return.

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[norwegianislander]

Tom and Johnston in. Geeez...... 4-0 Sin City.

 

[MJF]

Who ya got tonight @KnishOfTheCrease ?

 

[xIsle]

If we trust this tweet, it seems that Dal Colle and Bellows would be replaced.

 

[YearlyLottery]

Would like to see Bellows in, but Trotz did not play him against Washington either. Also, Kuhnackl is better defensively than MDC.

 

[MJF]

Would like to see Bellows in, but Trotz did not play him against Washington either. Also, Kuhnackl is better defensively than MDC.

After the last game it’s entirely reasonable for Trotz to want a more defensively sound lineup dressed.

Tom Kuhnhackl ought to be thinking this is his last chance to avoid being a Black Ace the rest of the year. Play like it’s his last game ever.

 

[hangman005]

I come in peace.... please be gentle

Either way, hope it's a good game, good luck

 

[periferal]

At the very least just want the team to give 100% effort so they don't embarrass themselves like Thursday. If they do that good chance they at least get a point.

 

[Riseonfire]

I'll see the 1st... don't know about the 2nd or 3rd. This is as late as a game can possibly be.

9-1 good guys, obviously.

 

[KnishOfTheCrease]

Isles 9
Knights 1

look for me on TV! I’ll be in the 25th Anniversary Jersey!!

 

[Bill Herlyn]

According to Arthur Staple, Bellows and Bardeau are sitting tonight but we shall see in a few hours LGI!

 

[BillD]

We need this win. Flyers lost in regulation.

 

[CREW99AW]

Let's go isles

 

[Satan'sIsland81]

Bellows and Bardreau out so Kuhnhackl and Johnston can play. Those bottom two lines have gone from bad to worse to slightly improved to might lose to a beer league team level bad. But let me guess "In Trotz we trust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

[PK Cronin]

Bellows and Bardreau out so Kuhnhackl and Johnston can play. Those bottom two lines have gone from bad to worse to slightly improved to might lose to a beer league team level bad. But let me guess "In Trotz we trust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Just like when you said it was a joke Johnston played in the Washington game. Yawn.

Weird how you disappeared at the end of that one too.

 

[Satan'sIsland81]

Just like when you said it was a joke Johnston played in the Washington game. Yawn.

Weird how you disappeared at the end of that one too.

You think we won the Washington game because Johnston played???!!!! If you actually believe Johnston is an NHL player and the difference between this team winning and losing, you lose all credibility.

 

[PK Cronin]

You think we won the Washington game because Johnston played???!!!! If you actually believe Johnston is an NHL player and the difference between this team winning and losing, you lose all credibility.

It's such a joke that he played!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BrockLobster]

Still another hour?? Geez. Im already blacked out.

 

[BrockLobster]

You think we won the Washington game because Johnston played???!!!! If you actually believe Johnston is an NHL player and the difference between this team winning and losing, you lose all credibility.

Better shot than lee.

 

[periferal]

Will the GDT get to 6 pages?

 

[PK Cronin]

Will the GDT get to 6 pages?

Doubtful. There's probably five of us staying up for this one.

 

[PK Cronin]

Heavy fourth line tonight, Martin, Komarov, Johnston to start.

 

[PK Cronin]

Johnston and Reaves drop right off the faceoff. Here we go.

 

[SI90]

Great heavyweight tilt. Reeves is the only guy in the NHL I think gives The Boss a challenge