The New York Islanders triumphed over the Anaheim Ducks with a 6-1 victory, marking their sixth consecutive win and propelling them into a playoff position for the first time since January 13. Kyle Palmieri, achieving the 20-goal mark for the sixth time in his career, and Bo Horvat, extending his goal streak to three games, were key contributors. Mathew Barzal also played a pivotal role, factoring on two goals. The win places the Islanders at 29-20-14, with 72 points, leapfrogging the idle Red Wings (33-25-6, 72 points) for the final Wild Card position. Now within two points of the third-place Flyers and holding two games in hand, the Islanders demonstrated a strong team effort, with every player scoring at least one point during their winning streak. They look forward to maintaining their momentum against the Kings in their next game.
Islanders move into playoff wildcard spot, win 6th straight with 6-1 rout of Anaheim Ducks https://t.co/wYbxqU6dEX
More Cronin: “We got educated by an older, veteran team that knows how to win. They played an efficient game.” #FlyTogether https://t.co/PyghqtsNDO
When Cal Clutterbuck was asked what the next step was for #Isles, winners of his six straight, he kept it simple. "The only thing of concern now is tomorrow night," as NYI battles #GoKingsGo.
Islanders drop Ducks to move into playoff spot with sixth straight win https://t.co/my1ZlwHNwN https://t.co/8Y0R0JbPaA
“Yeah, I thought that was a big part of it,” said Cam Fowler when asked if the result was decided by poor execution. Said that they had full control/possession of the puck a couple of times and then it ended up on the back of their net. #FlyTogether
Patrick Roy couldn't decide whether Reilly's pass to Palmieri was the highlight or Palmieri controlling the pass on the way to his 20th goal of the season took the cake. Added that all their goals tonight were nice. #Isles
Patrick Roy couldn't decide which play was nicer, the Palmieri finish or the Reilly pass. Added that all their goals tonight were rather nice. #Isles
A clearly frustrated Greg Cronin postgame: “At some point, people in the room has to take ownership of what’s going on here... Come on, it’s game 60-something. It’s frustrating for me that we’re not taking ownership as a group and applying it in the game.” #FlyTogether
#Isles Casey Cizikas: "There's still areas of our game that we want to clean up. But overall, when we do get away from our game, the effort is still there, the drive is still there, and it's just a matter of getting back to what has made us successful throughout this."
There was a line of #Isles waiting to chat with Ross Johnston after the game. Meant a lot to the room. One of the nicest guys, too.
#Isles win 6-1 and a lot of the talk is they know they could have been better in the second period. Coach Patrick Roy loved that.
Collectively, #Isles didn’t think that they played their best game. Roy was happy to hear that and agreed.
The @NYIslanders are back in a playoff spot for the first time since Jan. 13. They’re now just two points back of the Lightning for the first Wild Card position and the Flyers for third in their division. #NHLStats: https://t.co/Rm4Bk2ReWe https://t.co/bwHnQSEx13
#Isles rout Ducks as six players score in team's sixth straight victory | @AGrossNewsday https://t.co/sWrMGxk1rc
Mathew Barzal (0-2—2) factored on two of his team's six goals as the @NYIslanders (29-20-14, 72 points) leapfrogged the idle Red Wings (33-25-6, 72 points) for the final Wild Card position. #NHLStats: https://t.co/Rm4Bk2ReWe https://t.co/TNmnyQvtcw
Kyle Palmieri reached the 20-goal mark for the sixth time in his career, Bo Horvat extended his goal streak to three games, and the Islanders moved into a playoff position with their sixth straight win, a 6-1 rout of the Ducks on Sunday night. https://t.co/66ny3i4S8F #Isles
Isles two points back of the #Flyers with two games in hand https://t.co/aDJvmvmMCI
The Islanders are now in a playoff spot, and the Red Wings are not. https://t.co/7p5XcLXWXd
#Isles defeat #FlyTogether 6-1 for a sixth straight victory and now are back in a playoff spot for the first time since Jan. 13 @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/yroMlxL0Oj
#Isles win their 6th straight, back in a playoff spot for the first time in three months
#isles move into playoff position. 👀
Cal Clutterbuck pushes it to 6-1 with 1:48 left in third. Isles about to push season high winning streak to six. Kings tomorrow night in LaLa Land.
So, Cal Clutterbuck was the last member of #Isles to not have a point on this win streak. He snipes from the low slot to make it a 6-1 game with 1:48 to play. Every Islander now has a point on this streak. Says a lot about this group and what's going on right now.
6-1 Islanders. Clutterbuck converts all alone in the slot. #FlyTogether
Sizzling @NYIslanders have a late 5-1 lead in Anaheim. Isles will move to within 2 points of third-place #Flyers and will have two games in hand.
Including tonight's game, which has 10:52 left in the third period, #Isles have outscored last six opponents 29-11.
5-1 Islanders. Engvall outraces Gudas down the ice before beating Dostál blocker side. #FlyTogether
#Isles staying red hot, will knock Detroit out of playoff spot with win tonight. Winning 3-0 after first in Anaheim. Oh, for #Sabres to have just taken care of business against the #Ducks
Kyle Palmieri becomes fourth #Isles to hit the 20-goal mark, his first 20-goal season since joining NYI, after silky goal against #FlyTogether @matthewpage24 @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/khDAkBia7D
Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat, and Mathew Barzal extend point streaks on Nelson's 3-0 tally. Nelson's now at 5 games with 4G, 5A. Horvat's at 4 games with 2G, 5A. Barzal's now at 7 games with 3G, 5A. #Islse
Filthy passing from #Isles and it's now 3-0 with 5:32 to go in the first. Nelson to Horvat to Nelson to back of the net.
3-0. Brock Nelson converts on the power play after exchanging passes with Bo Horvat. #FlyTogether
Kyle Palmieri. Wow. Bats down a Reilly pass from d-zone at Ducks blue line before a silky finish. Knew Dostal would be sliding and just let the puck slowly slide past the left pad. #Isles up 2-0.
2-0 Isles. Reilly hits Palmieri in behind with a stretch pass and his attempt barely trickles over the goal line. #FlyTogether
#Isles vs. #FlyTogether is a go from Honda Center.
#Isles stories of the day ahead of puck drop vs. #FlyTogether @thehockeynews:
#Isles have outscored opponents 24-10 over their five-game win streak. Everyone has at least one point except for Cal Clutterbuck.
#Isles vs. #FlyTogether coming up at 8 PM ET @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/GYd5ykl0SW
#Isles chat coming up at 5:45 ET ahead of 8 PM ET game vs. #FlyTogether https://t.co/UkInzM0FMR
#Isles are in Anaheim, two points back of a playoff spot with 20 games to go. The last time NYI was in Anaheim, they were two points back of a playoff spot with 12 games to go and saw a new line combo take flight @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/LiR9rd5bDi
Last time #Isles faced #FlyTogether was on Dec. 13. Holmstrom's short-side snipe with 1:33 to play in the third gave them a 4-3 win. It was also the last time Varlamov won a game. Puck drop tonight at 8 PM ET @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/kKVstY3vGB
Five straight wins have the @NYIslanders knocking on the door for the playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. You can keep an eye on their postseason push starting at 8 p.m. ET on @Sportsnet, @TVASports, MSGSN, BSSD and BSSC. #NHLStats: https://t.co/Df1YjChgpZ https://t.co/CqMkP8f9Dp
#Isles - #Ducks tonight from Disneyland. A win moves Isles into second wild-card spot. Here's an item from game notes: Since Feb. 1, Anaheim’s leads the NHL with a 12.5 shooting percentage (37 goals, 295 shots).
After a tough two-game stretch for the #LGRW, the #Isles, if they handle business against #FlyTogether, will find themselves in the second wild-card spot before facing #GoKingsGo on Monday @TheHockeyNews https://t.co/7rysO4WuPM
NHL playoff standings: The Islanders' path to the postseason https://t.co/S8ScwcDaLG https://t.co/oo0lqXk2Y7
TBL spanks PHI 7-0. #Isles now four points back of PHI with three games in hand.
TBL spanks PHI 7-0. #Isles now four points back of PHi with three games in hand.
😎 #Isles chat @hockeynightny https://t.co/r82OjV68WA