Islanders Win Against Dallas Stars, Sorokin Almost Achieves Shutout
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 the 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. Carolina 96 points (32 RW) in 71 games 2. Buffalo 96 (37 RW) in 72 3. Tampa Bay 94 (35 RW) in 71 4. Montreal 90 (28 RW) in 71 5. Boston 88 (29 RW,37 ROW) in 72 6. Pittsburgh 88 (29 RW,33 ROW) in 72 7. Columbus 87 (27 RW) in 72 8. ISLES 87 (27 RW) in 73 9. Ottawa 86 (32 RW) in 72 10. Detroit 84 (27 RW) in 71 11. Philadelphia 82 (22 RW) in 71 12. 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
Context: The New York Islanders emerged victorious with a 2-1 win against the Dallas Stars, securing an important spot in the playoff chase.
Fact Check: The article provides detailed scoring information and insights into player performances during the game, as well as an overview of the current playoff standings in the NHL.
