A shocker: if the season ended now, Detroit would be out of the playoffs, the Isles in. The threshold's lower in the East, but full marks to Scott Gordon's boys for an 8-2-1 roll that included a 6-0 thrashing of the Wings and a hard-fought 3-2 SO win over Buffalo. Dwayne Roloson's drawn much of the praise, but don't overlook Josh Bailey (12 points in a seven-game scoring streak). The Isles were criticized last season by many (including yours truly) for handing the first-rounder a job for which he clearly wasn't ready. The hard knocks he took then are paying off now.
Alan Muir in this week's SI Power Rankings
Isles jump from 23 to 12 in the SI Power Rankings BEFORE the 4-0 thrashing of the Devils. Josh gets some love too.
2 months ago
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Atlantic Standings
| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pittsburgh
|
72 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 90 |
|
New Jersey
|
71 | 42 | 25 | 4 | 88 |
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Philadelphia
|
72 | 37 | 30 | 5 | 79 |
|
New York Rangers
|
72 | 31 | 32 | 9 | 71 |
|
New York Islanders
|
72 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 68 |
(updated 3.21.2010 at 10:53 PM EDT)
Islanders Schedule
Next 5 Games
|
@
New York Rangers
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Wed 03/24 | 7:00 PM EDT |
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Calgary
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Thu 03/25 | 7:00 PM EDT |
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@
Columbus
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Sat 03/27 | 7:00 PM EDT |
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New York Rangers
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Tue 03/30 | 7:00 PM EDT |
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Philadelphia
|
Thu 04/01 | 7:00 PM EDT |
Last 5 Games
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@
Los Angeles
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Sat 03/20 | L 0 - 1 |
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@
Anaheim
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Fri 03/19 | OT - L 4 - 5 |
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@
Vancouver
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Tue 03/16 | W 5 - 2 |
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Toronto
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Sun 03/14 | W 4 - 1 |
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New Jersey
|
Sat 03/13 | W 4 - 2 |
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