Islanders Patrick Roy Rips Power Play After Overtime Loss To Capitals: ‘It Was Awful'
The New York Islanders loss to the Washington Capitals was a microcosm of the team's struggles this season.
New York once again imploded in the third period with a 4-2 lead, and again the power play struggled in the game, going scoreless in three attempts.
After the game, Patrick Roy did not mince words on the power play's performance.
With 3:50 to play in the third, the Capitals gave the Islanders an opportunity on the man advantage to recover and win in regulation, but they couldn't come through.
"Our power play was awful. We didn't generate nothing on that one," Roy said. "Actually, this the second unit that played better because they simplified the game. They came in with some speed. Our power play is going to have to produce. The power play is going to have to be different. Tonight was the difference.
Roy continued: "They scored two power-play goals with, I don't know if we generated some chances on that first unit. So we got to be better. The power play has to do a job, and again, had the chance to win it for us with what, less than three minutes. And I don't even know if we set up."
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Entries were the big issue on Friday night.
"We gotta be better to enter the zone," Roy said. "That's what the second unit did. They enter easy. Then they had some time, zone time, and they had some shots. For some reason, I mean, we're trying like perfect play at the blue line, and nothing happens.
"So our power play is going to have to be better than this. There's no doubt about it. We've been trying all kinds of scenarios, but tonight, I mean, it was a night that they had to come up for us. They had to win the game for us."
After Friday's game, their success rate on the man advantage now sits at 11.9 percent, the worst in the NHL.
Roy adjusted his power play units at morning skate on Wednesday, but the success hasn't come yet.
In the Islanders' 16 losses this season, the power play has gone a measly 2-for-37, a 5.41% success rate. Among some of the lowlights are an 0-for-5 against the New York Rangers, a 1-for-6 against the Utah Hockey Club and a trio of 0-for-3 performances against the Capitals, Florida Panthers and Detroit Red Wings.
The Islanders will need to have a short memory of another power play stinker, as they take the ice in almost 24 hours against the Buffalo Sabres at UBS Arena. Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m.
