New York Islanders (NHL 09)

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NY Islanders vs Boston Bruins (11/28/08):
Trent Hunter stikes first as he puts a marevlous deke on the defense and puts it above Tim Thomas' shoulder to tie it at 1-1. Garth murray would answer right back as he puts Boston up 2-1.

Late in the 3rd period, Kyle Okposo ties it at 2-2 on a breakaway goal that just made Thomas look silly. However, Marco Sturm ends it, as he puts a Joey macdonald rebound in to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead.

Bruins over Islanders 3-2

3 stars of the game:
1st star: Tim thomas (29 saves)
2nd star: Patrice Bergeron (2A)
3rd star: Marco Sturm (1G)

	AT
31	Shots on Goal	21
30	Hits	28
14	Faceoffs	13
5:50	Time on Attack	4:54
6:00	Penalty Minutes	6:00
0/2	Power Plays	1/3

Islanders record: 6-12-5

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(RW) Drew Stafford out (15 days- 11/28/08)





Get: (G) Josh Harding, (D) Brandon Rogers
Get: (RW) Grant Marshall, (D) Sean Zimmerman





claimed (G) Kevin Weekes from New Jersey

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Ottawa Senators vs NY Islanders (11/29/08):
On a 5 on 3, Marian Gaborik finds the back of the net as Tambellini spots him in front of the net. Gaborik would strike again in the early stages of the 3rd, which is his 2nd goal of the game. "It was just my day I guess. Like I said, once you get that first goal and the pressure comes off, the rest come in bundles." Joshua Bailey gets his first goal of his young career on an empty net goal, "It feels good to get that one out of the way. I heard Gabby say that once the first goes in, that the rest come in bundles. Hopefully thats the case for me. Jopefully I have many more goal in my career to help this team win."

Islanders over Sens 3-1

3 stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Gaborik (2G)
2nd star: Joshua Bailey (1G)
3rd star: Alexander Auld (26 saves)

	AT
10	Shots on Goal	29
30	Hits	20
11	Faceoffs	10
5:16	Time on Attack	5:52
0:00	Penalty Minutes	4:00
0/0	Power Plays	1/2

Islanders record: 7-12-5

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(RW) Daniel Alfredsson out (49 days- 11/29/08)
(D) Mark Stuart out (21 days- 11/29/08)

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After November, Here are the Eastern Conference standings

1. Pittsburgh Penguins: 15-2-8 (38 Pts)
2. Florida Panthers: 14-6-5 (33 Pts)
3. Boston Bruins: 12-8-5 (29 Pts)
4. NY Rangers: 16-9-4 (36 Pts)
5. Atlanta Thrashers: 14-7-4 (32 Pts)
6. Tampa bay Lightning: 13-6-6 (32 Pts)
7. Carolina Hurricanes: 14-11-1 (29 Pts)
8. New Jersey Devils: 13-8-2 (28 Pts)
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9. Montreal Canadiens: 12-9-4 (28 Pts)
10. Philadelphia Flyers: 11-8-6 (28 Pts)
11. Buffalo Sabres: 11-8-6 (28 Pts)
12. Toronto Maple Leafs: 10-9-7 (27 Pts)
13. Washington Capitals: 10-11-5 (25 Pts)
14. Ottawa Senators: 10-10-3 (23 Pts)
15. NY Islanders: 7-13-5 (19 Pts)

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Goals
1. (Ottawa, LW) Dany Heatley (21)
2. (Calgary, RW) Jerome Iginla (15)
3. (Carolina, C) Eric Staal (13)
3. (Montreal, C) Saku Koivu (13)
3. (Colorado, LW) Ryan Smyth (13)
3. (Chicago, RW) Martin Havlat (13)

Assists
1. (Ottawa, RW) Daniel Alfredsson (23)
2. (Colorado, C) Paul Stastny (19)
3. (Carolina, LW) Ray Whitney (18)
3. (Kings, C) Anze Kopitar (18)
5. (Colorado, C) Peter Forsberg (17)
5. (Carolina, LW) Eric Cole (17)

Points
1. (Ottawa, LW) Dany Heatley (31)
2. (Ottawa, RW) Daniel Alfredsson (29)
3. (Atlanta, LW) Ilya Kovalchuk (27)
3. (Columbus, LW) Rick Nash (27)
5. (Calgary, RW) Jerome Iginla (26)

PIM
1. (Pittsburgh, RW) Eric Godard (93)
2. (Ottawa, RW) Chris Neil (92)
3. (Dallas, C) Steve Ott (89)
4. (Buffalo, LW) Andrew Peters (87)
5. (Edmonton, RW) Zach Stortini (80)

+/-
1. (Chicago, RW) Martin Havlat (+15)
1. (Chicago, RW) Patrick Kane (+15)
1. (Chicago, C) Jonathan Toews (+15)
4. (Vancouver, C) Pavel Demitra (+14)
4. (Boston, RW) Chuck Kobasew (+14)
4. (Carolina, RW) Scott Walker (+14)

Shots
1. (Atlanta, LW) Ilya Kovalchuk (88)
2. (Ottawa, LW) Dany Heatley (83)
3. (San Jose, RW) Jonathan Cheechoo (80)
4. (Columbus, RW) Rick Nash (78)
5. (Islander, RW) Marian Gaborik (77)
5. (Anaheim, RW) Teemu Selanne (77)

Hits
1. (Anaheim, D) Chris Pronger (106)
2. (Boston, D) Zedno Chara (101)
3. (Islander, D) Brenden Witt (96)
3. (Carolina, D) Matt Greene (96)
4. (Colorado, D) Ruslan Salei (90)




G.A.A (Minimum 10 starts)
1. (Islander) Rick DiPietro (1.66)
2. (Vancouver) Roberto Luongo (1.86)
3. (Panther) Thomas Vokoun (1.88)
3. (Pittsburgh) M.A Fleury (1.88)
5. (Dallas) Marty Turco (1.89)

Wins
1. (Rangers) Henrik Lundqvist(15)
1. (Vancouver) Roberto Luongo (15)
3. (Anaheim) J.S. Giguere (14)
3. (Dallas) Marty Turco (14)
5. (Panther) Thomas Vokoun (13)

Save % (minimum 10 starts)
1. (Panther) Thomas Vokoun (92.4%)
2. (Pittsburgh) M.A. Fleury (92.2%)
3. (Vancouver) Roberto Luongo (92%)
4. (Dallas) Marty Turco (91.9%)
5. (Montreal) Carey Price (91.8%)

SO
1. (Devil) Martin Brodeur (3)
2. (Rangers) Henrik Lundqvist (2)
2. (Wild) Niklas backstrom (2)
2. (Panther) Thomas Vokoun (2)
2. (King) J.S. Aubin (2)
2. (Atlanta) Kari Lehtonen (2)

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(D) Adrian Aucoin out (19 days- 12/2/08)
(RW) Jonathan Cheechoo out (28 days- 12/2/08)





signs (G) Sebastian Caron to a 2 yr deal

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NY Islanders vs Washington Capitals (12/4/08):
Tim Taylor and Jeff Tambellini play another amazing game of give and go. Tambellini finds Tim Taylor, as the pass to Taylor goes across; Johnson goes down early, and Taylor puts it above the sliding netminder to tie it up at 1-1.

With Just 2.6 seconds left in the 1st, Mike Green gives the Caps a 2-1 lead. Late in the third, the Isles get one back when Bruno Gervais' shot from the line gets tipped in by Josh Bailey and in to bring us within 2. But that would be it.

Caps over Isles 4-2

3 stars of the game:
1st star: Keith Aucoin (1G, 1A)
2nd star: Michael Nylander (1G)
3rd star: Mike Green (1G)

	AT
21	Shots on Goal	26
19	Hits	16
8	Faceoffs	10
6:54	Time on Attack	5:59
2:00	Penalty Minutes	0:00
0/0	Power Plays	0/1

Islanders record: 7-13-5