Islanders News: Late bolt, missed points, ‘that’s why details are so important’

The Islanders reversed their season script last night, outshooting and outplaying an opponent while losing in regulation. (Hockey gods, they do that.) That ends a seven-game point streak, but the good news is they continued an upward trend in their overall play. (Also good news: Josh Bailey continued a beastly season, with two excellent goals; damn those JT coattail fumes last a looooong time.)

On to southern Florida, where they owe the Panthers some revenge on Saturday night.

Islanders News

• About last night: A late faceoff, all three forwards ran, the weak clearance bounced wrong, the Lightning converted the 3-on-2 that resulted, the Isles lost. [LHH | Newsday | Isles]
• The power play came up short — including a 5-on-3 to begin the second, though they later tied the game at 5v5 — and it’s a thing Barry Trotz will re-evaluate after 20 GP. [Newsday]
• Dan and Mike covered the gamut in the latest Islanders Anxiety podcast: Josh Bailey’s humility, the Isles coaching factory, silly media crap from up north. [LHH]
• The Dapper Valtteri Filppula faced some old mates in Tampa. Playing with four different organizations? It’s cool, “you get to meet a lot of different people.” [Newsday]
• Are the Islanders going to break ground on Belmont even earlier than imagined or did a random Lou quote get taken a wee bit out of context? [Islanders Insight]
• The Isles significant others contribute to a local food pantry. [Isles]
• The Sound Tigers Teddy Bear Toss is set for Nov. 23. [Sound Tigers]

Barry Trotz: 59 pretty good minutes...that’s why the details are so important:

Elsewhere

Last night’s NHL scores include the Isles’ next opponent, the Panthers, dispatching the Oilers.

• The Oilers had passengers, by the way. [Sportsnet]
• What’s the right way to “send a message” in today’s NHL? And is it even possible? Several players weigh in, including Cal Clutterbuck, Scott Mayfield and Clark Gillies. (tldr: You can’t be stupid like before.) [Athletic]
• Looking back: Those of a certain age may not remember Kieffer Bellows’ father Brian, who was a star with the North Stars (who were Stars before the Stars became Stars), and won a Cup in Montreal after a shock trade. [THW]
• John Tortorella discusses the innate desire that made a Hall of Fame career for Martin St. Louis. [NHL]
• INSIDER TRADING: Rumors ‘n stuff heating up. The Hurricanes, who traded Jeff Skinner over the summer, are in the market for a scoring forward. Weird. [TSN]

Meanwhile, Pierre

I was reminiscing on Pierre Turgeon last night, going down a YouTube wormhole and...while Isles fans who saw him in his prime will remember him as a magician behind the net — and I was fortunate enough to advertise and enjoy the same when he went to St. Louis — I had no idea that his final, otherwise unremarkable season with the Avalanche featured so many trademark goals from behind the net. Enjoy: