GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: NEW JERSEY at NY ISLANDERS

NHL: NEW JERSEY at NY ISLANDERS

<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 0
NY ISLANDERS 1 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at NY ISLANDERS

<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
NY ISLANDERS 1
3RD PRD: NJD - DAINIUS ZUBRUS 2 (KAREL RACHUNEK) 1:10</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at NY ISLANDERS

<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
NY ISLANDERS 1 16:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at NY ISLANDERS

<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
NY ISLANDERS 2
3RD PRD: NYI - (PP) MIROSLAV SATAN 5 (TRENT HUNTER, CHRIS CAMPOLI)
6:25</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at NY ISLANDERS

<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
NY ISLANDERS 2 5:03 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at NY ISLANDERS

<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 1
NY ISLANDERS 2 3:18 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NEW JERSEY 0 0 1 1
NY ISLANDERS 1 0 1 2 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NYI - JOSEF VASICEK 5 (CHRIS CAMPOLI, RICHARD PARK) 17:13
2ND PRD: NONE
3RD PRD: NJD - DAINIUS ZUBRUS 2 (KAREL RACHUNEK) 1:10
NYI - (PP) MIROSLAV SATAN 5 (TRENT HUNTER, CHRIS CAMPOLI)
6:25

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: NJD - 0 OF 0, NYI - 1 OF 4.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NJD 5 6 10 21
NYI 8 11 3 22

GOALIES: NJD - MARTIN BRODEUR
NYI - RICK DIPIETRO

OFFICIALS: REF - GORD DWYER, MIKE LEGGO
LIN - DEREK AMELL, STEVE MILLER

ATT: 15,361</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at NY ISLANDERS

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New Jersey 0 0 1 --1
Ny Islanders 1 0 1 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ny Islanders, Josef Vasicek 5 (Chris
Campoli, Richard Park), 17:13. Penalties: R Pelley, Njd (slashing),
8:23.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: A Greene, Njd (holding stick), 15:33.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, New Jersey, Dainius Zubrus 2 (Karel
Rachunek), 1:10. 3, Ny Islanders, Miroslav Satan 5 (power play) (Trent
Hunter, Chris Campoli), 6:25. Penalties: Bench, Njd (unsportsmanlike
cond served by M Rupp), 5:13; S Brookbank, Njd (cross checking), 5:13.

Shots on goal:
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New Jersey 5 6 10 --21
Ny Islanders 8 11 3 --22
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Power-play Conversions: New Jersey - 0 of 0, Ny Islanders - 1 of 4.
Goalies : New Jersey, Martin Brodeur (22 shots, 20 saves; record:
5-8-1). Ny Islanders, Rick DiPietro (21 shots, 20 saves; record:
8-3-0). A: 15,361. Referees: Gord Dwyer, Mike Leggo. Linesmen: Derek
Amell, Steve Miller.</div>

 

UNIONDALE, New York (Ticker) -- More third-period heroics byMiroslav Satan helped the New York Islanders keep Martin Brodeurone victory shy of a milestone.


Satan scored with a two-man advantage to snap a third-period tieand Rick DiPietro stopped 20 shots as the Islanders edged theNew Jersey Devils, 2-1, on Saturday and prevented Brodeur fromwinning his 500th career game.


Josef Vasicek also scored for the Islanders, who won theirfourth straight game and finished a successful six-gamehomestand with a 5-1-0 mark.


Dainius Zubrus tallied for the Devils, who remained in lastplace in the Atlantic Division.


Satan's goal was his fifth of the season and third winner in thethird period in as many games. The others came last Saturdayin Al Arbour's 1,500th game as coach of the Islanders and againTuesday against the New York Rangers.


The Islanders were awarded a two-man advantage following across-checking call on Devils defenseman Sheldon Brookbank alongwith a bench minor for unsportsmanlike conduct at 5:13 of thethird. The club operated patiently and scored at 6:25, whenSatan - who was stationed to the right of the net - converted across-crease pass by Trent Hunter from below the left faceoffcircle.


Brodeur, who also made 20 saves, was trying to become just thesecond goalie in NHL history to reach the 500-win plateau. Hallof Famer Patrick Roy is the all-time leader with 551 victories.

The reigning Vezina Trophy winner, Brodeur played in his 905thgame, while Roy reached 500 in his 933rd career appearance.

Brodeur has 38 wins against the Islanders and had won his lastsix starts against them. But he ran into a team with anefficient defense that allowed just 11 shots over the first twoperiods.


Vasicek opened the scoring at 17:13 of the first. Richard Parkcircled around the back of the net and passed to defensemanChris Campoli, whose slap shot from the left circle was stoppedby Brodeur.


Vasicek poked in the rebound for his fifth goal of the season.

The Devils finally tied it 70 seconds into the third period,when Zubrus whacked a bouncing puck past DiPietro for his thirdtally in two games.


The Islanders had the better of the scoring chances through thefirst two periods. Brodeur kept it at 1-0 with a kick save onHunter with 13 1/2 minutes left in the second and a nice glovestop on Park with six minutes to go in the period.

DiPietro made a key stop on a backhander by Zubrus 90 secondsinto the second and a kick save on Brian Gionta with fiveminutes left in the session.

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at NY ISLANDERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
NEW JERSEY 1
NY ISLANDERS 2</div>

 

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New Jersey 0 0 1 --1
Ny Islanders 1 0 1 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ny Islanders, Josef Vasicek 5 (Chris
Campoli, Richard Park), 17:13. Penalties: R Pelley, Njd (slashing),
8:23.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: A Greene, Njd (holding stick), 15:33.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, New Jersey, Dainius Zubrus 2 (Karel
Rachunek), 1:10. 3, Ny Islanders, Miroslav Satan 5 (power play) (Trent
Hunter, Chris Campoli), 6:25. Penalties: Bench, Njd (abusive language
served by M Rupp), 5:13; S Brookbank, Njd (cross checking), 5:13.

Shots on goal:
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New Jersey 5 6 10 --21
Ny Islanders 8 11 3 --22
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Power-play Conversions: New Jersey - 0 of 0, Ny Islanders - 1 of 4.
Goalies : New Jersey, Martin Brodeur (22 shots, 20 saves; record:
5-8-1). Ny Islanders, Rick DiPietro (21 shots, 20 saves; record:
8-3-0). A: 15,361. Referees: Gord Dwyer, Mike Leggo. Linesmen: Derek
Amell, Steve Miller.</div>

 

NHL: NEW JERSEY at NY ISLANDERS

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NEW JERSEY 0 0 1 --1
NY ISLANDERS 1 0 1 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ny Islanders, Josef Vasicek 5 (Chris
Campoli, Richard Park), 17:13. Penalties: R Pelley, Njd (slashing),
8:23.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: A Greene, Njd (holding stick), 15:33.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, New Jersey, Dainius Zubrus 2 (Karel
Rachunek), 1:10. 3, Ny Islanders, Miroslav Satan 5 (power play) (Trent
Hunter, Chris Campoli), 6:25. Penalties: Bench, Njd (abusive language
served by M Rupp), 5:13; S Brookbank, Njd (cross checking), 5:13.

Shots on goal:
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NEW JERSEY 5 6 10 --21
NY ISLANDERS 8 11 3 --22
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Power-play Conversions: NJD - 0 of 0, NYI - 1 of 4. Goalies : New
Jersey, Martin Brodeur (22 shots, 20 saves; record: 5-8-1). Ny
Islanders, Rick DiPietro (21 shots, 20 saves; record: 8-3-0). A:
15,361. Referees: Gord Dwyer, Mike Leggo. Linesmen: Derek Amell,
Steve Miller.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

NEW JERSEY NY ISLANDERS
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
R Pelley 0 0 even 0 R Park 0 1 +1 3
J Madden 0 0 even 1 A Hilbert 0 0 even 1
B Gionta 0 0 even 5 C Simon 0 0 even 1
D Zubrus 1 0 +1 3 B Guerin 0 0 even 1
M Rupp 0 0 even 0 C Campoli 0 2 +1 0
S Brylin 0 0 -1 1 T Jackman 0 0 even 0
T Zajac 0 0 +1 3 M Sillinger 0 0 even 1
V Vishnevski 0 0 even 1 R Martinek 0 0 -1 1
J Pandolfo 0 0 even 0 A Sutton 0 0 even 0
A Asham 0 0 even 0 R Fedotenko 0 0 -1 2
D Clarkson 0 0 -1 0 B Witt 0 0 -1 0
P Elias 0 0 -1 3 M Bergeron 0 0 even 3
K Rachunek 0 1 even 2 J Vasicek 1 0 +1 2
J Oduya 0 0 even 0 T Hunter 0 1 -1 3
A Greene 0 0 even 0 B Gervais 0 0 +1 0
P Martin 0 0 even 2 M Satan 1 0 +1 2
S Brookbank 0 0 even 0 M Comrie 0 0 -1 2
Z Parise 0 0 +1 0 B Walter 0 0 even 0
M Mottau HEALTHY S Bergenheim UPPER BODY</div>

 

By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


UNIONDALE, New York (Ticker) -- More third-period heroics byMiroslav Satan helped the New York Islanders keep Martin Brodeurone victory shy of a milestone.


Satan scored during a two-man advantage to snap a third-periodtie and Rick DiPietro stopped 20 shots as the Islanders edgedthe New Jersey Devils, 2-1, on Saturday and prevented Brodeurfrom winning his 500th career game.


Josef Vasicek also scored for the Islanders, who won theirfourth straight game and finished a successful six-gamehomestand with a 5-1-0 mark.


Dainius Zubrus tallied for the Devils, who remained in lastplace in the Atlantic Division.


Satan's goal was his fifth of the season and third winner in thethird period in as many games. The others came last Saturdayin Al Arbour's 1,500th game as coach of the Islanders and againTuesday against the New York Rangers.


"It's the way it's going. It's pointless to analyze it," Satansaid. "I'm just glad I could help the team."


The Islanders were awarded a two-man advantage following across-checking call on Devils defenseman Sheldon Brookbank alongwith a bench minor for unsportsmanlike conduct at 5:13 of thethird. It was unclear on who was responsible for the benchminor.


"All I will say is that it was taken behind the bench," said NewJersey coach Brent Sutter, a former Islander. "I won't makeany other comment. It wasn't any of the players."

The unusual call even caught Islanders coach Ted Nolan bysurprise.


"I had no idea," he said. "I was just trying to figure out whowas going out for the power play. Good for us, bad for them."

The club operated patiently and scored at 6:25, when Satan - whowas stationed to the right of the net - converted across-crease pass by Trent Hunter from below the left faceoffcircle.


"No matter who is in goal, it's difficult to stop pucks 5-on-3,"Sutter said.


Brodeur, who also made 20 saves, was trying to become just thesecond goalie in NHL history to reach the 500-win plateau. Hallof Famer Patrick Roy is the all-time leader with 551 victories.

"It's a big number," Brodeur admitted. "It'll be a great thing,when I get there. It's because of longevity and because I'veplayed with a pretty good team all this time."


The reigning Vezina Trophy winner, Brodeur played in his 905thgame, while Roy reached 500 in his 933rd career appearance.

Brodeur has 38 wins against the Islanders and had won his lastsix starts against them. But he ran into a team with anefficient defense that allowed just 11 shots over the first twoperiods.


Vasicek opened the scoring at 17:13 of the first. Richard Parkcircled around the back of the net and passed to defensemanChris Campoli, whose slap shot from the left circle was stoppedby Brodeur.


Vasicek poked in the rebound for his fifth goal of the season.

The Devils finally tied it 70 seconds into the third period,when Zubrus whacked a bouncing puck past DiPietro for his thirdtally in two games.


The Islanders had the better of the scoring chances through thefirst two periods. Brodeur kept it at 1-0 with a kick save onHunter with 13 1/2 minutes left in the second and a nice glovestop on Park with six minutes to go in the period.

DiPietro made a key stop on a backhander by Zubrus 90 secondsinto the second and a kick save on Brian Gionta with fiveminutes left in the session.


Islanders captain Bill Guerin was hit above the eye with a puckin the first period. He returned in the second but left forgood after two shifts.


"He's feeling OK, but anytime you're messing with the eye, youwant to be cautious," Nolan said.


The Islanders went 1-for-4 with the man advantage, while theDevils did not receive a power-play opportunity.