All in all, a good road and bounce back game. Had some real periods of dominance although lot of that undone by individual breakdowns (especially in puck movement) and sloppy power play
where puck movement again a significant factor.
Good
Garland - kind of willed the team back into the game with some great shifts in the offensive zone. thought he was a critical factor in sustaining what momentum the team could create
Motte - very strong in the early going allowing the team to get a decent start. Line wasn't always able to pin Islanders in their own end but when they did Motte was the key.
Hughes - not always perfect but his ability to get the puck out of his end and cover back for Schenn was important.
Podkolzin - didn't have a bad shift in this game. Positionally very good and excellent at getting in shooting lanes (as were many tonight) and scored a r very nice goal. Does have an excellent shot that suggest some top 6 potential.
Bad
Chaisson - can play a lot worse than this but bad enough to show off his atrocious skating and puck handling.
Horvat - nice assist and good in the circle but in the run of the game just flat out too slow and awkward. Showed a total inability to adjust to passes throughout and did a good deal to screw up the PP. Not alone there however.
Hamonic - hacked and wacked away but got very little done. Team was often in trouble with him on the ice. Disappointing season. Wasn't helping Hunt any with his sloppy play.
Others
Boeser - if he isn't scoring he is a liability. Thought he skated a little better but butchered some chances and was iffy in his own zone. Him and Miller got together on the one goal but other wise made some dreadful passes leading to turnovers and chances against.
Hoglander -brutal in the first and fighting the puck something awful. Got better as the game went on and it was great to see him score.
Myers - interspersed some strong play with some panicky passing. Effort usually there but also looked gassed at times and reduced to banging the puck out of his zone any way he could.
One thing we've seen this year is just how streaky many of the players are on this team. Someone like Boeser can get on a little run and then go cold as ice. Same with Myers, Garland and a bunch of them. Rare that everyone is going good. This individual issue is reflected in the performance of the team and helps explain the inability to get on a prolonged run (outside of the Boudreau Bounce). Makes you think that, in spite of victories like this, the team does not have the juice to get on the type of win streak needed to get a playoff spot. Mentioned before, but all indications are that we end up just out of the playoffs.