NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Nov.1, 2022 Win NYI 3 at CHI 1 Lee, Nelson, Parise Sorokin (21/22)
Anders Lee opened the score on the power play, then Brock Nelson and Zach Parise each found the back of the net as the New York Islanders defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 at the United Center on Tuesday night. Ross Johnston recorded his first point of the season, Kyle Palmieri tallied an assist and Ilya Sorokin made 21 saves on 22 shots faced to help the Islanders collect their fourth consecutive win.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 28 Robin Salo has been recalled from the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL).
Oct. 21 Robin Salo has been assigned to Bridgeport. Sebastian Aho has been activated off IR.
Oct. 15 Sebastian Aho has been placed on IR with an upper body injury (retroactive to 10/8). Cal Clutterbuck has been activated off the team’s IR list.
Oct. 4 The New York Islanders signed Mathew Barzal to an eight-year contract.
Sept. 21 The New York Islanders signed Cory Schneider, Nikita Soshnikov and Parker Wotherspoon.
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the St. Louis Blues in the first of two meetings between the two clubs this season. Tonight’s matchup is the second in a three-game road trip for the Islanders, who earned their fourth straight win on Tuesday night vs. the Blackhawks. Islanders forward Brock Nelson found the scoresheet each time these two teams met last season, and the Islanders and Blues split their two-game season series in 2021-22. The Islanders have collected points in five of their last six meetings with St. Louis (4-1-1).
INJURIES GAMES MISSED
15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13 vs. FLA
25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 vs. FLA – Oct. 20 vs. NJD
26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13 vs. FLA
Man Games Lost: 6
vs. THE BLUES:
2021-22 1-1-0
Last 5 meetings 3-1-1
Franchise History 56-37-20-6
NYI Home 32-14-11-4
NYI Away 24-23-9-2
ACTIVE NYI LEADERS
2021-22 Brock Nelson (1g,1a)
Points Z. Parise (22), A. Lee (9)
Goals Z. Parise (12), A. Lee (5), J.G. Pageau (5)
Assists Z. Parise (10), M. Barzal (4)
SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION TIME (ET) TV
Nov. 3, 2022 Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO) 8:00PM MSG
Dec. 6, 2022 UBS Arena (Elmont, NY) 7:30PM MSG
UPCOMING GAMES
April 9, 2022 Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO) Loss (6-1)
March 5, 2022 UBS Arena (Elmont, NY) Win (2-1)
February 27, 2020 Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO) OT Loss (3-2)
October 14, 2019 Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) OT Win (3-2)
January 15, 2019 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) OT Win (2-1)
VISITING THE BLUES
The Islanders have collected at least one point in five of their last six matchups against St. Louis. The last time the Islanders visited the Blues was April 9, 2022, a 6-1 Blues win. Last season, Islanders forward Brock Nelson was the only Islander to find the scoresheet each time the Islanders and Blues met, as he tallied a goal on Mar. 5, when St. Louis visited UBS Arena, and an assist on April 9 when the Islanders went on the road. Tonight’s matchup is the Islanders’ third straight against a Central Division team, after hosting the Avalanche on Saturday (5-4 W) and visiting the Blackhawks on Tuesday night (3-1 W). Last season, the Islanders collected points in nine of their 16 matchups against Central teams and finished with a 7-7-2 record against them. The Islanders’ active points leader against the Blues is Zach Parise, who has tallied 22 points (12 goals, 10 assists) in 42 career games against St. Louis. A former member of the Central Division, Parise has played the Blues more than double the amount his Islander teammates have.
OUTSCORING THE OPPOSITION
The Islanders have won each of their last four games, matching their longest win-streak from last season. The last time the Islanders won four straight was Mar. 29- Apr. 3, 2022. The Islanders have outscored their opponents 17-8 since last Wednesday. They have been most productive in the third period, having outscored opponents 11-2 in the third in their last four games.11 of the last 17 Islander goals (since Wednesday, Oct. 26) have been scored in the third period. The Islanders have found the back of the net in the third frame in each of their first ten games of the season (6-4-0), for a total of 19 third-period tallies. Tuesday night was the third straight game in which the Islanders recorded an empty-net goal.
TWELVE
Islanders forward Josh Bailey skated in his 1,000th career NHL game on Friday night at PNC Arena. The Bowmanville, ON native tallied his second goal in two games and the eventual game-winner. It is only the 12th time in NHL history that a player has been credited with the game-winning goal in their 1,000th career NHL game. Bailey joins Bryan Trottier and Denis Potvin as the only skaters in club history to record 1,000 or more games as an Islander, and he became the 73rd player in NHL history to record 1,000 games with the same club.
ELEVEN
Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin turned away all 41 shots he faced on Wednesday night vs. the Rangers, helping the Islanders earn their first shutout of the season. It was the 11th shutout of Sorokin’s career, and the 11th time in franchise history that an Islanders goalie made more than 40 saves while recording a shutout. Including Wednesday, three of those 40-plus-save shutouts are owned by Sorokin. It was the Mezhdurechensk, Russia native’s first career shutout vs. the Islanders’ Metropolitan Division rival, New York Rangers. Sorokin became the sixth goaltender in the NHL to record a shutout this season and the first goaltender in wthe Metropolitan Division to do so.
FIFTY
Islanders netminder Semyon Varlamov turned away 33 of 37 shots faced on Saturday night to help the Islanders earn a 5-4 win over Colorado. It was Varlamov’s 50th win as an Islander. He becomes the 12th goalie in franchise history to record 50 wins with the club. It was Varlamov’s 263rd win, good for 11th -most amongst active NHL goaltenders. Through 23 starts against St.Louis, Varlamov has a 10-11-3 record, including a .925 SV% and 2.48 GAA. His record against the Blues is third amongst active goaltenders (Quick, Hellebuyck).
FORWARD PRODUCTION
Islanders forward Brock Nelson (4g, 1a since Oct. 28) has found the back of the net in each of his last three games. It is his first three-game goal streak since March 27. Nelson has recorded two game-winners through six Islander wins so far this season. Forward Zach Parise also enters tonight’s game with a three-game goal streak, his second three-game goal streak as an Islander and first since April 15 of last season.
Team Captain Anders Lee leads the Islanders in goals through ten games. The Islanders have recorded four power play goals so far this season; Three have been scored by Lee. Tuesday night in Chicago, Lee opened the score with his fifth goal of the season. Forward Mathew Barzal has tallied six assists in his last five games, and his ten assists through ten games are third-most amongst Metropolitan skaters. On Saturday, he became the first Islander since Vladimir Malakhov (1993) to tally ten assists through his first nine games.
COMEBACK WIN
Saturday night, the Islanders hosted the Colorado Avalanche at home at UBS Arena. After the Avalanche opened up a 3-0 lead, five different Islanders found the back of the net in the second and third periods to help the Islanders defeat the Avalanche, 5-4.It was the first time since November 16, 2019 that the Islanders overcame a 3-0 deficit and won, and the first time since February 18, 2018 that the Islanders overcame a three-goal deficit on home ice. It had not happened on home ice and in regulation since 1984. It was the fifth time in club history that an empty-netter became the eventual game-winning goal.
BLUELINERS
The Islanders have seen nine defenseman goals so far this season, leading the NHL. Through ten games, Islanders blueliners have recorded 23 points. An Islanders defensman has found the scoresheet in eight of ten games so far this season. Alexander Romanov recorded his first points as an Islander in back-to-back games, tallying assists on Friday and Saturday vs. Carolina and Colorado. Ryan Pulock recorded a three-game point streak from Oct. 26 – Oct 29. Adam Pelech notched his second-multi assist game of the season (2a) on Oct. 26 to help the Islanders Defeat the Rangers at home. It was his ninth career multi-assist game. Oct. 18, Pelech recorded two assists to help the Islanders to a 5-2 victory vs. San Jose. Noah Dobson scored the first Islander goal of the season, Thursday Oct. 13. Dobson is the first Islander since Chris campoli (2007) and only the second in franchise history to find the back of the net in each of the Islanders’ first two games of the season. He was the first Islander defenseman since Johnny Boychuk in 2014 to tally at least one point in the first three games of the season. Scott Mayfield and Robin Salo each recorded their first career multi-goal games on Oct. 15. It was the first time since January 1993 that two Islanders defensemen have recorded multi-goal outings in the same contest. Robin Salo’s +4 rating on October 15 was a career-high and matched the Islanders’ single-game high set last season by Brock Nelson (Nov. 4 vs. MTL). He is the first Islander defenseman since Denis Potvin (most recently in 1982) to record two goals and record a +4 rating in the same game.
GAME GOALTENDER
Shots Faced 41 Oct. 26 vs. NYR Ilya Sorokin #30 (3-0 W)
Saves Made 41 Oct. 26 vs. NYR Ilya Sorokin #30
DIVISION RECORD NEXT OPPONENT LAST OPPONENT
Metropolitan 2-1-0 Nov. 8 at NYR Oct. 28 at CAR (W)
Atlantic 0-3-0 Nov. 5 vs. DET Oct. 23 vs. FLA (L)
Pacific 2-0-0 Nov. 7 vs. CGY Oct. 18 vs. SJS (W)
Central 2-0-0 Nov. 3 at STL Nov. 1 at CHI (W)
DIVISION RECORDS
DATE GAME 1 GAME 2 FRONT-ENDS BACK-ENDS TOTAL
1 Oct. 22 & 23 at TBL (5-3 L) at FLA (3-2 L) 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
2 Oct. 28 & 29 at CAR (6-3 W) vs. COL (5-4 W) 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0
3 Nov. 7 & 8 vs. CGY at NYR
2022-23 BACK-T0-BACK SERIES
MONTH RECORD HOME AWAY
October 5-4-0 4-2-0 1-2-0
November 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaulated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaulated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 28
Recent Transactions
October
29 – Activated forward Pavel Buchnevich off injured reserve
29 – Assigned forward Josh Leivo to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
25 – Placed forward Pavel Buchnevich on injured reserve
25 – Signed forward Tyler Pitlick to a one-year, one-way contract
BLUES VS. ISLANDERS
-This will be the first of 2 matchups between the Blues and Islanders this season (Dec. 6 in NY)
-The Blues went 1-1-0 against the Islanders last season, with each team winning at home
-The Blues are 2-1-2 in their last 5 games against the Islanders (2-0-0 at home) (0-1-2 at NY)
-The Blues have won their last 2 games against the Islanders at Enterprise Center, including a 6-1 win in their last matchup at Enterprise on Apr. 9 last season
-In their last 6 matchups (2-2-2) with the Islanders, the Blues have allowed just 23.2 shots against per game
-Vladimir Tarasenko is slated to dress in his 615th career game, which will move him ahead of Barclay Plager for 12th on the Blues all-time franchise list
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
11/7 – At Boston
11/8 – At Philadelphia
11/10 – vs. San Jose
11/12 – At Vegas
11/14 – At Colorado
BLUES HAVE HOT START TO SEASON
- The Blues won their first 3 games of the season for just the 7th time in franchise history, after setting a franchise record by winning their first 5 games of the season last season
-The Blues did not trail through their first 3 games of the season, the 2nd time in franchise history they did not trail through their first 3 games of the season (Did not trail in first 4 games of 2013-14)
-The Blues did not allow a power play goal in their first 5 games of the season, their longest streak of games to open a season without allowing a power play goal in franchise history
-The Blues killed off their first 12 penalties of the season, which is their longest streak to begin a season (Previous long was 11 (2x): Oct. 3 & 5 in 2013-14 / Oct. 1 & 3 in 1997-98) (Since 1977-78)
-The Blues were shutout 4-0 on Oct. 24 at Winnipeg, ending a streak of not being shutout at 108 games, (reg. season) (Since Mar. 26, 2021), which was the 3rd longest streak in franchise history and was the longest active in the NHL (Last shutout on Mar. 25, 2021 at MIN)
FAST STARTS ARE KEY FOR BLUES
-The Blues are 3-0-0 this season when leading after the first period and are 1-0-0 when leading after 2 periods
-Their 3 wins when leading after the first period share 5th in the NHL (1. Boston, 8-0-0)
-The Blues are also 3-2-0 this season when scoring first
-They have given up just 5 goals in the first period this season, which shares 4th in the NHL (1. Vegas, 3)
-The Blues first period goal differential of +2 shares 7th in the NHL (1. Vegas, +10)
POWER PLAY PUTTING IN GOALS
-The Blues have scored a power play goal in 5 of their 8 games so far this season
-The Blues are 5 for 21 (23.8%) on the power play this season, which ranks 11th in the NHL (1. COL, 39.3%)
-The Blues have had the fewest power play opportunities in the league this season (21) (2. CBJ, 25)
-The Blues posted a franchise best 27.0% mark on the power play in 2021-22 (2. 24.6% in 1986-87)
-Their 27.0 power play percentage last season ranked 2nd in the NHL (1. TOR, 27.3%)
-Their penalty kill also ranked 5th in the NHL last season at 84.1% (1. CAR, 88.0%)
-The Blues posted a 37-12-5 record last season when scoring on the power play, as well as a 38-4-11 record when holding their opponent scoreless on the power play
BLUES CONSISTENT UNDER ARMSTRONG
-Since Doug Armstrong took over the reigns as the Blues General Manager in 2010-11, the Blues have posted a 524-298-99 record
-Their 524 wins since then rank 5th in the NHL (1. PIT, 546)
-The Blues have made the postseason 10 out of the 12 seasons since Armstrong became GM, 1 of 5 teams in the NHL to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (PIT, 12/WSH, 11/BOS & NSH, 10)
-Armstrong is also just 1 of 2 GMs to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (David Poile, 10) -Since 2010-11, the Blues rank 8th with 2.91 goals per game (1. VGK, 3.19) and rank 3rd in the NHL with 2.57 goals against per game (1. BOS, 2.46)
-The Blues also have the 2nd best penalty kill (83.0%) under Armstrong (1. BOS, 83.5%), as well as the 5th best power play (20.7%) in the league (1. WSH, 21.5%)
BINNINGTON CHASING BLUES HISTORY
-Jordan Binnington, who has 93 career wins in 168 GP, is just 7 wins shy of becoming the 6th goaltender in franchise history to reach 100 wins as a Blue (Liut/Allen/Joseph/Fuhr/Elliott)
-If Binnington can reach 100 wins in his next 7 GP, he would match Brian Elliott as the fastest goaltenders in franchise history to reach 100 career wins with the Blues
-Binnington also shares 7th on the Blues all-time franchise list with 11 shutouts, just 1 of 8 goaltenders in franchise history to record at least 11 shutouts
Fastest to 100 career wins with the Blues:
- Brian Elliott – 175 GP
- Jake Allen – 176 GP
- Curtis Joseph – 209 GP
BLUES STAY STRONG UNDER BERUBE
-Since taking over on Nov. 18, 2018, Berube has led the Blues to a 159-86-36 record (354 points)
-The Blues 354 points since Nov. 18, 2018, rank 10th in the NHL (1. TBL, 388), while their 159 wins also rank 10th (1. TBL, 184)
-Their 3.22 goals per game share 8th in the NHL under Berube (1. FLA/TBL, 3.52)
-The Blues have posted a mark of 2.81 goals against per game under Berube, which shares 9th in the NHL (1. BOS, 2.53)
-The Blues also have the 3rd best power play in the NHL at 23.9% since Berube became head coach (1. EDM, 26.7%)
-Last season on Dec. 29 vs. EDM, Berube became the 7th different coach in NHL history to win 200 games and play in at least 1,000 career games
Wins as Coach / Games Played
Craig Berube – 234 / 1,054
Randy Carlyle – 475 / 1,055
Bob Pulford – 363 / 1,079
Craig MacTavish – 301 / 1,093
Red Kelly – 278 / 1,316
Brent Sutter – 215 / 1,111
Larry Robinson – 209 / 1,384
VLADDY CONTINUES HIS HOT PLAY FROM LAST SEASON
-Vladimir Tarasenko ranks 3rd on the Blues with 7 points (3g, 4a) (1. Schenn/Faulk, 9)
-Tarasenko scored his 3rd goal of the season on Saturday vs. Montreal, which shares the team lead (Kyrou/Faulk)
-Tarasenko recorded 3 assists on Oct. 19 in Seattle, including 2 in a span of 17 seconds in the first period
-His 2 assists in 17 seconds marked the fastest 2 assists by a Blues player since Brett Hull on Nov. 14, 1996 (12 seconds)
-His 3 assists on Oct. 19 at Seattle also gave him his 140th career multi-point game, which also ranks 5th on the Blues all-time franchise list (1. Federko, 305 / 4. Unger, 153)
-Tarasenko posted 48 assists and 82 points (34g) last season, both of which were career-highs
-His 82 points last season were the most in a season by a Blue since Pavol Demitra recorded 93 points (36g, 57a) in 2002-03
FAULK AMONG TOP D-MEN IN THE LEAGUE TO START SEASON
-Justin Faulk shares 1st on the Blues with 9 points this season (3g, 6a) (Schenn)
-He also shares 1st on the Blues with 3 goals (Kyrou/Tarasenko)
-Faulk has recorded 5 assists in his last 4 games and has recorded at least 1 point in 6 of the Blues’ 8 games this season
-Faulk shares 4th among all d-men in the NHL with 3 goals (1. Karlsson, 9) and shares 11th among all dmen with 6 assists (1. Pietrangelo/Rielly, 9)
-Faulk also shares 4th among all d-men in the NHL with 9 points (1. Karlsson, 15)
-Faulk’s OT goal on Oct. 19 at Seattle was his 3rd overtime goal as a Blue, matching Alex Pietrangelo and Erik Johnson for the most among defensemen in franchise history
-Faulk also now has 10 game-winning goals as a Blue, which shares the 6th most among defensemen in franchise history (1. Pietrangelo, 25 / 4. Parayko & Ramage, 11)
-Since the start of 2019-20, Faulk’s first season as a Blue, he shares 15th among all defensemen with 31 goals (1. Makar/Josi, 48), and shares 3rd among all defensemen with 10 game-winning goals (1. Makar, 13 / 2. Hedman, 11)
BRAYDEN IS SCHENN-SATIONAL
-Brayden Schenn shares 1st on the Blues with 9 points this season (2g, 7a)
-His 7 assists lead the Blues
-Schenn has 4 points (1g, 3a) in his last 4 games and has recorded at least 1 point in 6 of the Blues’ 8 games this season
-Schenn leads the Blues this season with 4 power play points (1ppg, 3ppa)
-Schenn has 24 power play goals since the start of the 2019-20 season, which ranks 2nd among all Blues
in that span (1. Perron, 26)
18 & 25 SIGN LONG TERM DEALS IN OFFSEASON
-Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou each signed a new 8-year, $65 million contract this offseason
-Thomas signed his deal on July 13, while Kyrou signed his deal on September 13
-Both deals will begin with the 2023-24 season and keep each player in St. Louis through the 2030-31 season
-Kyrou scored twice on Saturday vs. Montreal, while Thomas has 2 points in his last 3 games (1g, 1a)
-Kyrou shares 1st on the Blues with 3 goals this season (Tarasenko/Faulk)
-Thomas posted 77 points (20g, 57a), in 72 games played last season, all of which were career-highs
-Thomas’s 57 assists led the Blues and were the most in a single season by a Blue since Pavol Demitra also recorded 57 assists in 2002-03
-Kyrou posted 75 points (27g, 48a) in 74 games played last season, all of which were career-highs
-Last season Thomas and Kyrou became the first set of teammates in franchise history to each record 40 assists in the same season prior to turning 24 years old
-They also became the 2nd set of Blues teammates to each record 70+ points in the same season prior to turning 24 (Brian Sutter, 70 points (36g, 34a) & Bernie Federko, 70 points (20g, 50a), in 1978-79)
