Game 73
Isles 2, Dallas 1
In his 300th NHL game, Ilya Sorokin came within 2:59 of bowling a Perfect Game. Sorokin nearly recorded a shutout for the second straight start, and the Isles got goals from Bo Horvat and Cal Ritchie to defeat the Dallas Stars, 2-1, before a sellout crowd of 17,255 at UBS Arena.
Matt Duchesne scored with a sixth attacker to break the shutout, but it was not enough to prevent the Isles from sweeping the season series from the 97-point Stars.
The Isles regained the 2nd Wild Card spot as they improve to 6-6-0 in their last 12 games and 2-1-0 on this homestand. The Isles will welcome the Stanley Cup Champion Panthers to UBS Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The Scoring:
1st Period
Bo Horvat (30) Emil Heineman (9), Matthew Schaefer (31) 04:48 DAL 0,NYI 1
2nd Period
No Goals
3rd Period
Calum Ritchie (11) Matthew Schaefer (32), Ryan Pulock (23) 02:19 DAL 0,NYI 2
Matt Duchene (14) Jamie Benn (17), Thomas Harley (27) 17:01 DAL 1,NYI 2
The Skinny
The Isles are 14-8-0 in their last 22 games… The Isles improve to 17-3-3 when tied after two periods and set a franchise record with their 27th one-goal win…Ilya Sorokin has allowed two goals on 65 shots in the last eight periods, for a 0.76 GAA and a .969 save percentage…Bo Horvat reached the 30-goal mark for the fourth time; it was his 299th NHL goal and 98th as an Islander… Horvat now has a point in five straight games and has scored nine goals in last seventeen games; he has ten goals in 24 career games against the Stars…Matthew Schaefer had his third two-assist game; it was his 12th multi-point game…Ryan Pulock replaced Tony DeAngelo in the lineup; DeAngelo had played 107 consecutive Isles games… There were only 38 face-offs in the game, which was played in 2:14 …Since the trade deadline the Isles have killed 19 of 22, allowing all three goals in one game to the Canadiens.
The Playoff Chase
1. (1st Metro) Carolina 96 points (32 RW) in 71 games
2. (1st Atlantic) Buffalo 96 (37 RW) in 72
3. (2nd Atlantic) Tampa Bay 94 (35 RW) in 71
4. (3rd Atlantic) Montreal 90 (28 RW) in 71
5. (1st WC) Boston 88 (29 RW,37 ROW) in 72
6. (3rd Metro) Pittsburgh 88 (29 RW,33 ROW) in 72
7. (2nd Metro) Columbus 87 (27 RW) in 72
8. (2nd WC/4th Metro) ISLES 87 (27 RW) in 73
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9. (3rd WC) Ottawa 86 (32 RW) in 72
10. (4th WC) Detroit 84 (27 RW) in 71
11. (5th WC) Philadelphia 82 (22 RW) in 71
12. (6th WC) Washington 81 (31 RW) in 73
Thursday's Results:
DAL 1@NYI 2
SEA 4@TB 3 OT
CBJ 1@MTL 2
PIT 4@OTT 3 SO
CHI 1@PHI 5
WAS 7@UTA 4
Upcoming Games:
Fri: DET@BUF
Sat: FLA@NYI, SEA@BUF, OTT@TB, MTL@NSH, NJ@CAR, DAL@PIT, SJ@CBJ, MIN@BOS, PHI@DET, WAS@VGK
First Time in a Long Time
Cal Ritchie scored for the second straight game and now has eleven goals; it is the first time since 1995-96 (Todd Bertuzzi and Niklas Andersson) that the Isles have had two rookies with more than ten goals in the same season.
Milestone Men
• Bo Horvat now has 299 NHL goals; among 2013 draft picks only Nathan MacKinnon (413) and Jake Guentzel (300) have more. To date, 244 NHL players have scored 300 goals.
• Horvat's goal was his 98th as an Islander; only 34 players have reached 100 in club history.
• Matthew Schaefer recorded his 53rd and 54th points; passing Vladimir Malakhov for third and tying Denis Potvin for 2nd place among rookie defenseman in club history; the club record is 56 and is held by Stefan Persson; Lane Hutson (66) is the only active defenseman who had more points as a rookie.
• Schaefer has 22 goals, tying Barry Beck (22) for the second-highest total in a season. His next goal will tie Brian Leetch's NHL record.
• Schaefer's 32 assists also tie Bryan Berard's record for an Islander teenage defenseman.
Longest Sellout Streaks in UBS History (one season)
• 19 (2021-22; the first 19 games played at UBS Arena)
• 17 (2025-26 CURRENT)
• 12 (2022-23; the final 12 games of that season)
The Isles have sold out 21 games this season; they had fifteen home sell-outs a year ago.
Return to Form
Ilya Sorokin was 2-4-1 (.868 and 3.75) in his first seven games this season; he is 25-14-1 (with a .922 save percentage, which is tied for the best in the NHL in that span, and a 2.26 goals-against average) and an NHL-leading seven shutouts since then.
Sorokin is 15-3-0 when facing more than 30 shots; he won his first thirteen while facing over 30 to set the club record for consecutive wins when facing more than 30 shots.
The Shutout Leader
Sorokin not only leads the NHL in shutouts this season; his 29 career shutouts are the most by an NHL goalie since Sorokin debuted in 2020-21; Connor Hellebuyck has 25 and Igor Shesterkin has 22 in that span.
Sorokin has tied the club record with his seven shutouts (Varlamov, Resch); he is the first Islander goalie to do so twice. Sergei Bobrovsky is the only other goalie who has appeared in a game this season to have two seasons with at least seven shutouts.
Shutouts in Highest Percentage of Games Played (minimum 25 shutouts)
1. Roman Cechmanek (25/212) 11.8%
2. Ken Dryden (46/397) 11.6%
3. Dominik Hasek (81/735) 11.0%
4. Martin Brodeur (125/1266) 9.9%
5. Ilya Sorokin (29/300) 9.7%
Big Save Dave
David Rittich is 14-10-3 on the season. He is 3-2-0 with one 'no decision' in his last six starts.
Islander goalies other than Sorokin won only five games last season (tying a franchise record for fewest by the non-winningest goalies on the team).
Most Islander Shutouts in a Season
• 11 2018-19
• 10 2020-21 and 1975-76
• 9 2021-22 and 2025-26
The Home Stretch
The Isles are ending the regular season by playing 10 of the final 12 games at home. They are 2-1-0 overall, 2-1-0 at home and 0-0-0 on the road:
• March 22 vs CBJ 1-0 W
• March 24 vs CHI 3-4 L
• March 26 vs DAL 2-1 W
• March 28 vs FLA
• March 30 vs PIT
• March 31 @ BUF
• April 3 vs PHI
• April 4 @ CAR
• April 9 vs TOR
• April 11 vs OTT
• April 12 vs MTL
• April 14 vs CAR
Most Goals by an 18-Year-Old Defenseman
1. Matthew Schaefer 22 (2025-26)
2. Phil Housley (BUF) 17 (1982-83)
(Housley had 19 goals as a rookie, but the final two occurred after his 19th birthday)
Most Points by an 18-Year-Old Defenseman
1. Phil Housley (BUF) (17-40-57 in 66 GP) 1982-83
2. Matthew Schaefer (22-32-54 in 73 GP)
Most Power Play Goals by an 18-Year-Old Defenseman
1. Phil Housley (BUF) 10 (1982-83)
2. Matthew Schaefer 8 (2025-26)
Most Multi-Point Games by an 18-Year-Old Defenseman
1. Phil Housley (BUF) 13 1982-83
2. Matthew Schaefer 11 2025-26
Most Goals by an Islander Teenage Defenseman
1. Matthew Schaefer 22
2. Bryan Berard 7
Only six Islander teenagers, regardless of position, have scored at least 22 goals, led by Bryan Trottier's 32 and Pat LaFontaine's 26. Brent Sutter (23) is the one now above Schaefer.
Most Assists by an Islander Teenage Defenseman
1. Bryan Berard 32 and Matthew Schaefer 32
Only five Islander teenagers, regardless of position, have recorded at least 32 assists, led by Bryan Trottier's 63 and Tim Connolly's 51. Berard (32) is now tied with Schaefer.
Most Points by an Islander Teenage Defenseman
1. Matthew Schaefer 54
2. Bryan Berard 39
Only five Islander teenagers, regardless of position, have recorded at least 54 points, led by Bryan Trottier's 95 and Tim Connolly's 75. John Tavares (54) is now tied with Schaefer.
Most Game-Winning Goals by an Islander Teenager
1. Bryan Trottier 5
2. Matthew Schaefer 4
Schaefer will still be a Teenager for the next 93 Isles games.
Most Games, Goals, Assists and Points as an 18-Year-Old (Isles history)
Matthew Schafer holds the club record for goals (22), assists (32), and points (54). Tim Connolly played 81 games as a rookie – the only 18-year-old to play more games than Schaefer.
Most Goals by an Islander Rookie Defenseman
1. Matthew Schaefer 22 (2025-26)
2. Denis Potvin 17 (1973-74)
Most Points by an Islander Rookie Defenseman
1. Stefan Persson 56 (1977-78)
2. Denis Potvin 54 (1973-74) and Matthew Schaefer 54 (2025-26)
Most Goals by an NHL Rookie Defenseman (NHL History)
1. Brian Leetch -NYR 23 (1988-89)
2. Barry Beck -CLR 22 (1977-78) and Matthew Schaefer 22 (2025-26)
Schaefer and Penalties
Matthew Schaefer has drawn 34 penalties this season, more than any other NHL defenseman, and 2nd in the NHL (behind Connor McDavid). He is a net +16 (having taken only 18 penalties).
Since penalties drawn was tracked in 2009-10, no Isle defenseman has finished a season higher than +11 (Noah Dobson 2021-22), John Tavares holds the club record for a season at +29 in 2011-12, while Mathew Barzal +26 in 2017-18 is the only other Islander to finish higher than +15. Cale Makar is the only NHL defenseman to finish higher than +16 (Makar was +19 in 2024-25 and +17 in 2023-24).
Most Penalties Drawn by an NHL Rookie Defenseman (Season, Since 2019-10)
1. PK Subban MTL 40 (2010-11)
2. Matthew Schaefer 34 (2025-26)
This is only the ninth time since 2009-10 (including Dion Phaneuf three times, and PK Subban twice) that a defenseman has drawn at least 34 penalties. Schaefer's +16 differential is by far the highest of that group.
Most Penalties Drawn by an Islander (Season, Since 2009-10)
1. Zenon Konopka 2010-11 47
2. John Tavares 2011-12 42
3. Mathew Barzal 2017-18 40
4. Matthew Schaefer 2025-26 33
Most Penalties Drawn by an Islander Rookie (Season, Since 2009-10)
1. Mathew Barzal 2017-18 40
2. Matthew Schaefer 2025-26 33
3. Matt Martin 2010-11 25
[Travis Hamonic (17 in 2010-11) is the only other Islander rookie defenseman to draw more than 10.)
Most Ice Time by an Islander Teenager, Game
1. Matthew Schaefer 31:59 3/24/2026 vs CHI
2. Matthew Schaefer 29:24 3/13/2026 vs LA
3. Matthew Schaefer 29:01 3/7/2026 at SJ (OT)
4. Matthew Schaefer 28:53 11/28/2025 vs PHI (SO)
Matthew Schaefer 28:53 1/8/2026 at NAS (SO)
The last Islander to play more than 31:59 was Mark Streit, who played 32:27 on March 27, 2010, vs. CBJ. Since ice-time became official, no Islander has played more than 31:59 in a game that ended in regulation.
Most Ice Time by an 18-Year-Old, Game
1. Matthew Schaefer 31:59 3/24/2026 vs CHI
2. Matthew Schaefer 29:24 3/13/2026 vs LA
3. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 29:15 12/4/2018 vs TOR (OT)
4. Drew Doughty (LA) 29:04 11/22/2008 vs COL (SO)
5. Matthew Schaefer 29:01 3/7/2026 vs SJ (OT)
6. Matthew Schaefer 28:53 11/28/2025 vs PHI (SO)
Matthew Schaefer 28:53 1/8/2026 vs NAS (SO)
Schaefer now also has the highest ice-time for a teenager; the record of 30:57 was held by Jay Bouwmeester; it is only the fifth four recorded instance of a teenager playing 30 minutes in a game. Schaefer is only the second teenager with three games of at least 29 minutes, joining Seth Jones.
Schaefer has played at least 20:00 in 61 straight games; it is the longest streak in NHL history by a teenager in a single season since ice-time became official and the longest by an Islander since Mark Streit set the record (since 1997-98) by doing so in 141 consecutive games from 2009-2011.
Did Somebody Say Comeback?
The Isles have eighteen come-from behind wins this season, including eight when they trailed in the third period. The opponents have come-from-behind to win fourteen times this season, including five times in the third period.
The Isles have six multi-goal comeback wins (one in the third period); opponents have three (none in the third period).
Overtime Is Our Time
The Isles are 10-0 in games decided by an overtime goal, and they are 4-5 in shootouts.
The 2021 Vegas Golden Knights (9-0 in 56 game season) are the only other team to score at least nine overtime goals with none allowed.
Most Overtime Goals, Isles
1. 2025-26 10
2. 2023-24 9
3. 2019-20 (68 games) 8
Best Overtime Goal Differential
1. 2025-26 10-0 (+10)
2. 2014-15 6-1 (+5)
3. 2018-19 6-2 (+4) and 1999-00 5-1 (+4)
Only one other team in NHL history has a better differential than +9, with the Panthers' 13-2 (+11) in 2021-22 being the record-holder.
The Sixth Attacker
The Isles have scored eleven goals with the 6th attacker (most in NHL) and allowed 12 empty net goals.
Opponents have scored eight goals with 6th attacker and allowed seven empty-netters to the Isles.
Most Extra Attacker Goals, Isles (since 2009-10)
1. 2025-26 11
2. 2017-18 9
Most Career Empty Net Goals
1. Bryan Trottier 27
2. John Tavares 20
3. Mike Bossy 15
4. Brock Nelson 13
5. Jason Blake and Casey Cizikas 11
Building on a Lead
The Islanders have had a two-goal lead 34 times this season:
• Score the next goal: 14 times
• Allowed the next goal: 14 times
• Game ended with 2-goal difference: 6 times
Last Year vs. This Year
• 2025-26 41-27-5 for 87 points in 73 games
• 2024-25 32-31-10 for 74 points in 73 games; they finished last season with 82 points.
Offense from Defense
• Today: 0-3-3
• Season: 39-111-150
• Last Season (Final) 32-129-161
The 39 goals are the most for the Islander defense since they had 41 in 2022-23.
Rookie Scoring
• Today: 1-2-3
• Season: 38-59-97
• Last Season (Final) 19-30-49
• This season's totals are the most since 2017-18 (38-101-139)
The 38 rookie goals are the most in the NHL while the 97 points are 2nd to Dallas's 105. Islander rookies have scored 18.4% of the team's goals, which is the highest percentage in the NHL.
Home and Road
The Isles are 41-27-5 overall; they are 20-12-2 at home and 21-15-3 on the road.
Dallas is 43-18-11 overall; they are 22-10-4 at home and 21-8-7 on the road.
East and West
The Isles are 24-13-4 against the East (14-6-2 vs. Metropolitan and 10-7-2 vs. Atlantic) and 17-14-1 against the West (7-8-1 vs. Central and 10-6-0 vs. Pacific).
First Things First
The Isles are 28-10-3 when scoring first and 13-17-2 when allowing the opening goal.
The Shots
Isles 10-6-9=25
Dallas 6-11-10=27
The Isles are 13-16-4 when they outshoot their opponents, 2-2-1 when the shots are even and 26-9-0 when the opposition has more shots.
In the Nets
Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves; he is 27-18-2 this season and 3-1-1 vs. Dallas.
Jake Oettinger made 23 saves; he is 29-11-6 this season and 5-3-0 vs. the Isles
Special Teams
The Isles were 0-3 (6:00); Dallas was 0-2 (4:00).
The Isles are 19-7-2 when they score at least one power play goal and 22-20-3 when they do not. The Isles are 12-13-4 when they allow at least one power play goal and 29-14-1 when they do not.
The Isles are 18-1-0 when they outscore the opposition on special teams, 5-10-2 when they are outscored, and 18-16-3 when special team goals are equal. (Their only loss when outscoring the opposition on special teams was in the home opener against Washington.)
Three is (Usually) a Magic Number
The Isles 31-6-3 when they score at least three goals (including shootout winners) and are 10-21-2 when they do not.
One-Goal Games
The Isles are 27-8-5 in games decided by a single goal including 12-8 in regulation; the 26 one-goal wins are a new club record. They are 10-0 in games decided in overtime and are 4-5 in shootouts. The Isles are 5-3 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.
The Isles are the first team since the 2021-22 Stars to win at least 27 one-goal games; that team won 28. Only two teams have won more than 30 one-goal games (Anaheim 33 2014-15; New Jersey 32 2006-07)
Back-to-Backs
The Isles are 5-8-0 on the front end and 9-3-1 on the back end this season. The next back-to-back will be on March 30th-31st when the Isles host Pittsburgh and visit Buffalo.
The Isles are 8-5-0 when the opponent is on the back end, including 5-1-0 when the Isles also played the previous day.
Ice-time Leaders
Isles: Matthew Schaefer (26:15); Dallas: Thomas Harley (24:48)
Bo Horvat led Isles forwards (21:08).
Face-offs
Isles 22, Dallas 16 (58%)
Bo Horvat won 8 of 11 for the Isles; no Star who took multiple draws won more than he lost.
Hit Count
Isles 15 (Anders Lee and Casey Cizikas -3)
Dallas 20 (Lian BIchsel -4)
Fights
None. Season total: 8 (Mayfield -2, MacLean-2, Lee-2, DeAngelo, Schenn)
Blocked Shots
Isles 15 (Ryan Pulock and Brayden Schenn -3)
Dallas 10 (Thomas Harley -3)
For the Analytics Crowd
Corsi: All situations: Isles 46, Dallas 59
Corsi: 5-on-5: Isles 38, Dallas 41
5-on-5 leaders:
Isles: Adam Pelech +12
Dallas: Arttu Hyry +8
High Danger Scoring Chances (per Natural Stat Trick)
All situations: Isles 15, Dallas 10
5-on-5: Isles 13, Dallas 8
Scratches
(Pierre Engvall-LTIR), (Semyon Varlamov-IR), (Alex Romanov-IR), (Kyle Palmieri-IR), (Tony DeAngelo-INJ), Anthony Duclair, Max Shabanov, Isaiah George
Games Lost to injury: 353. (Last season's total: 304)
The Ironmen
Brayden Schenn played his 317th consecutive game (the first 307 for the Blues) while Anders Lee (155) has played in every game since the start of the 2024-25 season. Adam Pelech, Matthew Schaefer, and Emil Heineman have also played in every Islander game this season.
Tony DeAngelo, who played the final 35 games of last season, saw his streak end at 107 straight games.
National TV Games
The Isles are 6-3-1 in games that air on one of the NHL's US national broadcast partners. Their final scheduled appearance will be on ESPN+ April 9th vs. Toronto.
Matinee Isles
The Isles are 2-6-2 in matinee games this season; the remaining matinees are on March 28th vs Florida and April 11th vs Ottawa, both at 1:00pm. The NHL considers games that start before 5:00 local time to be afternoon contests. Since the start of the 2019-20 season, the Isles are 17-23-14 in matinees.
Challenges
Isles: 2 successful, 3 failures (No goalie interference – VEG 11/14), (No goalie interference – WPG 1/13), (No goalie interference – NSH 1/31), (Offside – STL 3/11), (Offside – MTL 3/21)
Opponents: 5 successful, 5 failures (No hand pass – WAS 10/11), (No interference – DET 10/23), (No offside – WAS 10/31), (No interference – COL 12/4), (Puck not shot out – EDM 1/15), (Offside – VAN 1/19), (Puck not shot out – NJ 2/5), (Offside -MTL 2/26), (No goalie interference – CBJ 2/28), (Goalie Interference – CBJ 3/23)
Hockey Opps: 1 favorable, 1 unfavorable (No missed stoppage- NJ 11/10), (goalie interference -DAL 11/18)
Quickies (Two goals in under a minute)
For (6): DET 10/23, CBJ 11/2, NJ 1/6, NYR 1/28, MTL 2/26, CBJ 2/28
Vs (7): BOS 10/28, COL 11/16, PHI 11/28, WAS 11/30, WPG 1/13, BUF 1/24, WAS 2/2
Quick Responses (One team scoring within a minute of other team)
Isles responses (4): OTT 10/18, SJS 10/21, BOS 11/4, CGY 1/17
Opponent responses (3): WPG 10/13, CAR 10/30, COL 12/4
Multi-Goal 3rd Period Comeback Wins
For (1): STL 3/10
Vs (0):
Last Minute Heroes (Tying or go-ahead goals in the final three minutes of the third period):
For (10): Anders Lee, GWG(18:57) 10/18 OTT, Matthew Schaefer, GTG (18:53) and Simon Holmstrom GWG (19:22) 11/2 CBJ, Kyle Palmieri GAG (17:07 11/10 NJ)- Isles won in OT, Mathew Barzal GTG (17:23 11/13 VEG)- Isles won in OT; Emil Heineman GTG (19:31 12/20 BUF)- Isles lost in OT; Adam Pelech GWG (18:45 12/23 NJD); Emil Heineman GTG (17:45 1/3 TOR) – Isles won in OT; Anders Lee, GTG (18:19) 2/26 MTL – Isles won in OT; Anders Lee GWG (19:28 3/1 FLA)
Vs (6): Simon Nemec GTG (19:55 11/10 NJ) but NYI won in OT, Pavel Dorfeyev (19:46, 12/9 VEG) but NYI won in SO; Alex DeBrincat GWG (17:43 12/16 DET); Roman Josi GWG (18:46 1/31 NSH), Sam Reinhart (18:02, 3/1 FLA) but NYI won in regulation; Matthew Tkachuk GWG (19:47 3/19 OTT)
OT Winners
For (10): Mathew Barzal 11/10 @ NJ, JG Pageau 11/13 @ VEG, Matthew Schaefer 11/14 @ UTA and 1/3 Vs TOR, Simon Holmstrom 1/10 @ MIN, Bo Horvat 2/3 vs PIT, JG Pageau 2/26 @ MTL, Simon Holmstrom 2/28 @ CBJ, Bo Horvat 3/7 @SJ, Mathew Barzal 3/11 @ STL
Vs (0):
Shootout Winners
For (4): SEA 11/23, VEG 12/9, TBL 12/13, CHI 12/30
Vs (5): PHI 10/25, BOS 11/4, PHL 11/28, BUF 12/20, NAS 1/8
All-time Islander Leader Boards:
Games Played (skaters)
1. Bryan Trottier 1,123 \\* 2. Denis Potvin 1,060 \\* 3. Josh Bailey 1,057 \\*
4. Casey Cizikas 969 \\* 5. Anders Lee 914…
16. Derek King 638 \\* 17. Adam Pelech 633 \\* 18. Ryan Pulock 628 \\* 19. Billy Harris 623 \\* 20. Stefan Persson 622 \\* 21. Frans Nielsen and Scott Mayfield 606 \\* 23. Mathew Barzal 602
Goals
1. Mike Bossy 573 \\* 2. Bryan Trottier 500 \\* 3. Denis Potvin 310 \\*
4. Anders Lee 305 …
17. Patrick Flatley 160 \\* 18. Mathew Barzal 152…
22. Jason Blake 127 \\* 23. Casey Cizikas 122
Assists
1. Bryan Trottier 853 \\* 2. Denis Potvin 742 \\* 3. Mike Bossy 553 \\*
4. Josh Bailey 396 \\* 5. Mathew Barzal 375…
18. Tomas Jonsson 249 \\* 19. Anders Lee 240…
23. Pierre Turgeon 193 \\* 24. Ryan Pulock 184…
32. Ziggy Palffy 163 \\* 33. Casey Cizikas 156
Points
1. Bryan Trottier 1,353 \\* 2. Mike Bossy 1,126 \\* 3. Denis Potvin 1,052…
9. Pat LaFontaine 566 \\* 10. Anders Lee 545 \\* 11. John Tonelli 544 \\* 12. Bob Bourne 542 \\*
13. Mathew Barzal 527…
27. Ed Westfall 286 \\* 28. Casey Cizikas 278
+/-
1. Bryan Trottier +467 \\\2. Denis Potvin +456 \\\ 3. Mike Bossy +380
15. Bob Lorimer +105 \\* 16. Adam Pelech +83 \\* 17. Tomas Jonsson +76 \\* 18. Garry Howatt +75 \\* 19. Ryan Pulock +72 \\* 20. Pat Price +70 \\* 21. JP Parise +67 \\* 22. Jude Drouin +58
Defense Goals
1. Denis Potvin 310 \\* 2. Tomas Jonsson 84 \\* 3. Kenny Jonsson 57 \\*
4. Ryan Pulock 56…
12. Adrian Aucoin 33 \\* 13. Bryan Berard 31 \\* 14. Scott Mayfield and Adam Pelech 30
Defense Assists
1. Denis Potvin 742\\* 2. Stefan Persson 317 \\* 3. Tomas Jonsson 249 \\*
4. Nick Leddy 198 \\* 5. Ryan Pulock 184 …
9. Jeff Norton 166 \\*10. Adam Pelech 145…
15. Tom Kurvers and Gerry Hart 108 \\* 17. Scott Mayfield 107
Defense Points
1. Denis Potvin 1,052 \\* 2. Stefan Persson 369 \\* 3. Tomas Jonsson 333 \\*
4. Nick Leddy 243 \\* 5. Ryan Pulock 240…
10. Mark Streit 179 \\* 11. Adam Pelech 175…
14. Dave Lewis 141 \\* 15. Scott Mayfield 137
Goalie Games
1. Billy Smith 674 \\* 2. Rick DiPietro 318 \\* 3. Ilya Sorokin 300…
8. Jaroslav Halak 177\\* 9. Glenn Healy 176 \\* 10. Semyon Varlamov 173
Wins
1. Billy Smith 304 \\* 2. Glenn Resch 157 \\* 3. Ilya Sorokin 152 …
7. Jaroslav Halak 88 \\* 8. Roland Melanson 77 \\* 9. Semyon Varlamov 76
Shutouts
1. Ilya Sorokin 29 \\* 2. Glenn Resch 25 \\* 3. Billy Smith 22 \\*
4. Rick DiPietro and Semyon Varlamov 16
On the Farm
Bridgeport improved to 27-27-3-5 on the season with a 3-2 win over Charlotte on Wednesday; Matthew Highmore had a pair of goals as Bridgeport won their third straight game, all with Henrik Tikkanen in the nets. Bridgeport has passed Lehigh Valley for 5th place and are now four points ahead of Springfield for the final playoff spot. The Islanders will host Laval on Friday.
Leaders: Goals: Adam Beckman 25; Assists: Matthew Warren and Marshall Highmore 21 (Matt Luff has 30, 25 prior to being acquired); Points: Beckman 43.(Luff has 47, 39 prior to being acquired)
Goalies: Henrik Tikkanen 13-7-1, 2.48, .900; Marcus Hogberg 11-12-6, 2.87, .892
Season Series Stats
The Isles sweep the season series, 2 games to 0 (and 4 points to 0).
The Isles are 3-1-1 all-time at UBS Arena, and 4-2-1 in their last seven games overall against the Stars.
UP NEXT
SATURDAY, MARCH 28th — FLORIDA AT ISLES 1:00PM
[MSGSN (Pre-game at 12:30); WRHU 88.7 FM, WRCN 103.9FM, Isles + UBS Arena App]
The Isles look to win the season series from the Florida Panthers for the second time in three seasons as they face-off at UBS on Saturday. The Panthers earned a 4-1 win in South Florida on December 7th, but the Isles responded with a come-from-behind 5-4 win on March 1st at UBS.
The Isles are 5-3-1 in their last nine games overall against the Cats, who currently sit 15th in the Eastern Conference, and will likely not have an opportunity to pursue their third straight Stanley Cup.
Eric Hornick has been the statistician on Islander home game telecasts since January 21, 1982. Information contained in "The Skinny" has been gathered from various sources. Follow Eric @ehornick on Twitter & on his blog www.nyiskinny.com.
