The Cold, Hard Numbers

New York Islander Fan Central | 4/09/2008 08:02:00 PM | | |
Here is a quick review of the numbers:

Bottom Line:
07-08 goals scored 189, goals allowed 240.
06-07 goals scored 240, goals allowed 235.

Isles shots against were down 2437 to 2248 this year.
Isles shots taken were down 2459 vs 2435 this year but still good for tenth overall.

Isles powerplay-penalty disparity:
Dropped from minus eighty five a year ago (348 vs 444) to minus forty five this season. (330 vs 375)

Isles did get eighteen less powerplays and were shorthanded sixty nine less times.

Isles scored fifteen less powerplay goals from a year ago (63-48) and allowed six more goals with their powerplay. (15-9)

Special teams:
2006-07: 348-pp 433sh 63 ppg 79 ppg 9shga
2007-08: 330-pp 375sh 48 ppg 68 ppg 15shga

New York Islanders Injuries/Transactions through the 4/2 game.
Player Injury Dates Out Games Missed
Shawn Bates groin/sports hernia 10/5 - 11/26 22
Shawn Bates hip surgery 12/3 - present 57
Bryan Berard groin 10/21- 11/12 6
Sean Bergenheim shoulder 11/3 - 11/10 3
Chris Campoli shoulder 1/19 - present 35
Mike Comrie hip 3/24 - present 5
Rick DiPietro knee sprain 12/28 - 12/31 3
Rick DiPietro hip surgery 3/18 - present 8
Ruslan Fedotenko shoulder 12/8 - 12/12 2
Ruslan Fedotenko flu-like symptoms 1/29 - 1/31 2
Ruslan Fedotenko knee sprain 3/12 - present 11
Bruno Gervais strained oblique 2/12 - 2/21 6
Bruno Gervais concussion and thigh contusion 3/4 - present 14
Bill Guerin eye bruise 11/12 1
Andy Hilbert ankle 3/11 - present 10
Aaron Johnson knee 11/5 - 1/15 35
Aaron Johnson rib 4/1 - present 2
Radek Martinek right leg bruise 12/26 - 1/19 13
Frans Nielsen shoulder 3/1 - 3/27 13
Miroslav Satan knee sprain 1/11 1
Miroslav Satan knee 2/7 1
Mike Sillinger hip flexor strain 12/31 1
Mike Sillinger hip 2/5 - present 28
Jon Sim knee sprain 10/8 - present 79
Andy Sutton flu-like symptoms 1/29 - 1/31 2
Andy Sutton partial hamstring tear 2/20 - present 21
Josef Vasicek flu-like symptoms 3/11 1
Brendan Witt ankle sprain 1/13 - 1/19 4
Brendan Witt sprained MCL 2/14 - 2/28 8
Brendan Witt strained MCL 3/12 - present 10

Total: 402
This number does not include Chris Simon's suspension or other items like players who were healthy scratches.

New York Islanders Notes
The Islanders have had 402 man games lost due to injury this season.

THE ISLANDERS 2007-08 RECORD WHEN …

Scoring 1st 25-6-6 Opponent Did Not Score on the PP 15-8-4
Opponent Scores 1st 9-29-3 Scored 3-or-More PP Goals 4-0-0
Leading After 1st Period 15-5-4 Opponent Scored 3 or More PP Goals 0-3-0
Trailing After 1st Period 5-19-2 Scored a SH Goal 3-2-1
Tied After 1st Period 14-13-3 Opponent Scored a SH Goal 4-9-1
Leading After 2nd Period 21-1-2 1st Half of Back-to-Back Games 6-10-1
Trailing After 2nd Period 4-31-3 2nd Half of Back-to-Back Games 10-5-1
Tied After 2nd Period 9-5-4 On Sundays 1-2-0
Decided in Overtime 9-9 On Mondays 4-4-2
Scoring 1st in Shootout 2-0-0 On Tuesdays 4-6-2
Extra Shooter(s) in Shootout 1-0-0 On Wednesdays 5-3-1
At Home 18-18-5 On Thursdays 6-11-1
On the Road 16-19-4 On Fridays 5-2-0
Out-Shot Opponent 13-20-3 On Saturdays 9-11-3
Out-Shot by Opponent 21-17-6 Game at Night 33-31-8
Equal Shots with Opponent 1-0-0 Game in the Afternoon 1-6-1
Scored on the PP 18-13-3 Outcome 2 Goals or Less 27-20-9
Did Not Score on the PP 15-23-6 Outcome 3 Goals or More 7-16-0