October 12, 2103
On a night where the Islanders were out played and out
skated most of the night, they only lost 3-2 and at one point in the second,
even led the game 2-1. Tonights loss is solely on the hand of goal-tender Evgeni Nabokov, where all the goals
against him were shots that should have been stopped. The goal scorers for the
Islanders tonight were John Tavares and
Frans Nielsen. Kyle Okposo picked up assists on both goals.
The Important Things:
After a lack-luster first period, and going down by 1,
Islanders head coach Jack Capuano
made a bold change to his line-up. He swapped his top two centers Tavares and
Nielsen and it had immediate impact. After the switch the two lines seemed energized
and were skating hard, which led to the two quick goals. It will be interesting
to see if Coach Capuano will stick to these changes going into the their next
game on Tuesday. This is one of the few times Tavares and Moulson have been
split up since both joined the team 5 seasons ago.
