The Skinny: Devils 5, Islanders 4 OT 

Game 3

New Jersey 5, Isles 4 (OT)

Jack Hughes finished a four-point sport with an additional time target because the New Jersey Devils scored 4 energy play objectives and overcame a past due tying target by way of Bo Horvat to defeat the Islanders 5-4 ahead of a sellout crowd of 17,255 at UBS Arena.  

Brock Nelson and Bo Horvat each and every scored two times for the Islanders, with Horvat’s target at 18:49 representing the newest tying target for the Islanders because the ultimate sport of the 2017-18 season (Ryan Pulock  at Detroit – 19:30) 

It’s the primary time since 2014-15 that the Isles have opened 2-0-1 or higher and best the 11th time in franchise historical past that they’ve finished so.

The Isles head to Buffalo on Saturday to conclude the primary back-to-back of the season. 

The Scoring:

1st Period

Brock Nelson (2) Pierre Engvall (2), Kyle Palmieri (2) 12:35 NJD 0,NYI 1
Dougie Hamilton (3) Timo Meier (1), Akira Schmid (1) 19:00 NJD 1,NYI 1 PPG

second Period

Tyler Toffoli (1) Jack Hughes (5), Jesper Bratt (3) 00:21 NJD 2,NYI 1 PPG
Brock Nelson (3) Kyle Palmieri (3) 01:37 NJD 2,NYI 2
Luke Hughes (1) Jack Hughes (6), Jesper Bratt (4) 02:36 NJD 3,NYI 2 PPG
Bo Horvat (1) Noah Dobson (2), Matt Martin (1) 06:10 NJD 3,NYI 3

third Period

Jack Hughes (3) Ondrej Palat (2), Jesper Bratt (5) 04:30 NJD 4,NYI 3 PPG
Bo Horvat (2) Mathew Barzal (1), Kyle Palmieri (4) 18:49 NJD 4,NYI 4

OT

Jack Hughes (4) 02:19 John Marino (2), Timo Meier (2)NJD 5,NYI 4

The Skinny

The Isles scored first for the 3rd instantly sport; Ottawa is the one different workforce to attain first in each sport they’ve performed this season…Brock Nelson now has 35 objectives in video games performed in October, tying Denis Potvin for seventh position at the membership’s all time listing; Nelson is now six objectives shy of becoming a member of the 250-goal membership…There have been 5 objectives scored in a span of seven:10, starting with Dougie Hamilton’s target past due within the first length; it was once the primary time the Devils had scored a target within the first length and the primary time the Isles had allowed one…Noah Dobson had a career-high 8 blocked pictures…The Isles scored 3 tying target s for the primary time since an additional time win vs. Columbus closing November twelfth…Bo Horvat, who had 28 multi-goal video games for Vancouver, recorded his first one for the Isles… Lindy Ruff earned his one hundredth win as Devils trainer…Jack Hughes leads the NHL with 10 issues; he now has six objectives in 9 video games in opposition to Ilya Sorokin and is 7-3-10 in 15 video games in opposition to the Isles….Kyle Palmieri had two assists, giving him 4 issues (1-3-4) in his three-game level streak to open the season.

First Times in a Long Time

•    The Isles allowed 3 energy play objectives for the primary time since March 16, 2018 (in Washington) after which allowed a fourth energy play target for the primary time since March 1, 2014 (additionally at house vs. New Jersey)
•    Jesper Bratt had 3 assists, all at the energy play. He is the primary opponent with 3 energy play assists in opposition to the Isles since Nicklas Backstrom of Washington (November 5, 2013).
•    Noah Dobson was once a career-best +4; he’s the primary Isle to head +4 in a sport that the Isles didn’t win since Thomas Hickey was once +4 in a 6-4 loss to Pittsburgh on January 23, 2014.

The Injury

Nico Hischier ignored the 3rd length with an higher frame damage.

Home is Where The Sorokin Is

Ilya Sorokin, who went 20-10-3 at UBS Arena with a 1.91 GAA and a 93.6% save share closing season, is 2-0-1 within the new marketing campaign.  He is best the 3rd goalie in Islander historical past to win a minimum of 20 video games at house in a season (Halak 22 in 2014-15, Smith 20 in 1981-82). Among all energetic goalies, Sorokin has the most productive profession house marks in each GAA (2.00) and save share (93.1%). 

Heavy Hitters

Cal Clutterbuck and Matt Martin are actually 1-2 all-time in hits:

1.    Cal Clutterbuck 3,765
2.    Matt Martin 3,712

Martin (7) and Clutterbuck (3) have mixed for the 10-biggest hits seasons in Isles historical past within the Real-Time technology, which started in 2005-06. 

Simon Says “No Penalties”

Simon Holmstrom prolonged his membership report for consecutive video games at first of his tenure with the workforce ahead of taking a penalty:

Isles Games Played Before Taking First Penalty

•    Simon Holmstrom 53 (CURRENT) *
•    Billy MacMillian 42
•    Brian Marchinko 42 (ENTIRE ISLES CAREER)
•    Mike Bossy 39
•    Frans Nielsen 39

Marchinko performed 5 video games with Toronto ahead of becoming a member of the Isles in 1972; he took no consequences in his 47-game profession.  Like Holmstrom, each Bossy and Nielsen constitute video games from the beginning in their profession.

Last Year vs. This Year

•    2023-24  2-0-1 for five issues in 3 video games
•    2022-23  2-1-0 for 4 issues in 3 video games

Offense from Defense

•    Today:  0-1-1
•    Season: 0-4-4
•    Last Season (Final) 41-132-173

The Islander protection scored 41 objectives closing season, which was once probably the most since they scored 42 in 2003-04.  The 173 issues have been their maximum since 1993-94, after they had 174 issues in an 84-game season.

Best of the Best

Ilya Sorokin has 17 shutouts in 133 profession begins. He has recorded a shutout in 12.9% of his begins, which is the best in NHL historical past (since 1943-44) amongst goalies with a minimum of 100 begins:

•    Ilya Sorokin 12.8%
•    Roman Cechmanek 12.2%
•    Ken Dryden 11.8%
•    Dominik Hasek 11.3%

Home and Road

The Isles are 2-0-1 general; they’re 2-0-1 at house and 0-0-0 at the street.
New Jersey is 2-1-10 general; they’re 1-1-1 at house and 1-0-0 at the street.

East and West

The Isles are 1-010 in opposition to the East (0-0-1vs. Metropolitan and 1-0-0 vs. Atlantic) and 1-0-0 in opposition to the West (1-0-0 vs. Central and 0-0-0 vs. Pacific).

Home is Where the Fans Are

The Isles have performed 85 video games at UBS Arena and recorded 62 sellouts of 17,255. 

Sweet Lou

Lou Lamoriello has the second-highest win general for any basic supervisor in NHL historical past:

1.    David Poile 1,531
2.    Lou Lamoriello 1,407
3.    Glen Sather 1,319

First Things First

The Isles are 2-0-1 when scoring first and are 0-0-0 when permitting the outlet target.

The Shots

Isles             8-10-13-1=32
New Jersey 13-15-9-2=39
The Isles are 1-0-0 after they outshoot their warring parties, 1-0-0 when the pictures are even and 0-0-1 when they’re out-shot.

In the Nets

Ilya Sorokin made 34 saves; he’s 2-0-1 at the season and 6-3-1 vs. New Jersey.   
Akira Schmid made 28 saves; he’s 1-0-1 at the season and 1-2-0 vs. the Isles.  

Special Teams

The Isles have been 0-2 at the energy play (4:00); New Jersey was once 4-5 at the energy play (5:09).

The Isles are 1-0-0 after they ranking a minimum of one energy play target and 1-0-1 when they don’t. The Isles are 0-0-1 after they permit a minimum of one energy play target and 2-0-0 when they don’t.

Three is (Usually) a Magic Number

The Isles are 1-0-1 after they ranking a minimum of 3 objectives (together with shootout winners) and are 1-0-0 when they don’t.  Under Lane Lambert the Isles are 36-6-5 when scoring a minimum of 3 objectives.

One-Goal Games

The Isles are 2-0-1 in video games determined by way of a unmarried target together with 2-0 in law. They are 0-1 in video games determined in additional time and are 0-0 in shootouts. The Isles are 0-0 in video games by which an empty-net target turns a 1-goal sport right into a 2-goal sport.

Back-to-Backs

The Isles are 0-1-0 within the entrance finish and 0-0-0 within the again finish this season.  This back-to-back concludes on Saturday in Buffalo. The subsequent set of back-to-backs can be on November 15 in Vancouver and November 16 in Seattle.  

Ice-time Leaders

Isles: Ryan Pulock (26:57);  New Jersey: Jack Hughes (24:21)
Bo Horvat led Isles forwards with 20:47 of ice-time. 

Isles report by way of ice-time leaders: Ryan Pulock (2-0-1)

Face-offs

Isles 31, New Jersey 29 (52%)
Brock Nelson gained 9 of 15 for the Isles; Nico Hischier gained 11 of 18 for New Jersey. 

Hit Count

Isles 22 (Ryan Pulock -6)
New Jersey 10 (2 with 2)

Fights

None. Season general: 0

Blocked Shots

Isles 24 (Noah Dobson -8)
New Jersey 9 (2 with 2)

For the Analytics Crowd

Corsi: All scenarios: Isles 45, New Jersey 72
Corsi: 5-on-5: Isles 34, New Jersey 58

5-on-5 leaders:

Isles:  Brock Nelson +3
New Jersey: Nico Hischier +17

High Danger Scoring Chances (consistent with Natural Stat Trick)

All scenarios: Isles 14, New Jersey 12
5-on-5: Isles 10, New Jersey 9

Scratches

Oliver Wahlstrom. Julien Gauthier, (Scott Mayfield -INJ)
Games Lost: 2

The Ironmen

Anders Lee performed in his a hundred and fifteenth consecutive Islander sport; it Is the longest energetic streak at the workforce.  (Ryan Pulock and Brock Nelson are the opposite present Islanders to seem in each sport closing season and this season.)

Challenges

Isles: 0 a hit, 0 disasters

Opponents: 0 a hit, 1 disasters – BUF no offside  

Quickies

The Isles have scored two objectives in underneath a minute no instances this season (no instances at house and none on street):

Multi-Goal third Period Comeback Wins

The Isles have come from two objectives in the back of after two sessions to win no instances this season and feature no longer allowed the opposition to take action.
For (0):      
Vs (0):       

Last Minute Heroes:

The Isles have scored one target and feature allowed no objectives within the ultimate 3 mins of the 3rd length to tie or go-ahead:
For (1): Bo Horvat 10/20 vs NJ 18:49 (Isles misplaced in OT)

OT Winners

For (0):  
Vs (1):   Jack Hughes (NJ) 10/20

Shootout Winners

For (0):  
Vs (0):   

All-time Islander Leader Boards:

Games Played (skaters)

1. Bryan Trottier 1,123 * 2. Denis Potvin 1,060 3. Josh Bailey 1,057…
6. Bob Bourne 814 7. Matt Martin 769 8.Brock Nelson 761 9. Mike Bossy 752 10. Casey Cizikas 748…
12. Brent Sutter 694 13. Anders Lee 681 14. John Tavares 669 ** 15. Cal Clutterbuck 639