The Islanders put themselves back in the playoff conversation with an impressive week.
The New York Islanders are coming off their best week of the season. For the first time this year, they've collected three straight wins on the road.
Last Sunday, they beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 in overtime before their most impressive win of the season, a 4-0 shutout victory over the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday.
They capped off their week with a come-from-behind 2-1 against the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday night.
We have to mention that they have won these games without Simon Holmstrom, Isaiah George, and Hudson Fasching, with Alexander Romanov missing a game.
Let's dive into the numbers, shall we?
Team Stats
Over these last three games, the Islanders outshot their opponents 11-5, averaging 3.67 goals per game while allowing just 1.67.
They averaged 30 shots on goal, allowing 27.3, and did a rather strong job at keeping most of their shots against the perimeter.
The power play continued to struggle, going 0-for-4 to extend their man-advantage goal drought to 24 straight chances over their last 13 games.
However, the penalty kill may be turning around, killing off all power plays they faced.
The Islanders, who lead the NHL in the face-off dot, continued to do well in that department, winning 54.1% of their draws.
Player Stats
The Islanders' top line of Anders Lee, Brock Nelson, and Mathew Barzal had a week, playing a part in seven of the club's 11 goals.
Lee and Bo Horvat led the way in the goal department with three on the week, with Brock Nelson snapping a 17-game goal drought with two over these last three games.
Barzal notched an assist in all three games, with Alexander Romanov recording two in their win over Vegas to lead the pack.
Lee also had two assists to lead the team with five points, with Nelson and Barzal rounding out the top three with four.
Unsurprisingly, the entire top line led the way in plus/-, giving their dominant production and defense, with Barzal a +7 and Lee and Nelson a +5.
Outside of Lee leading the way in goals and points, he also led with 16 shots on goal. Horvat was the next closest, with nine, followed by Barzal, who had seven.
Noah Dobson led in minutes played (25:06), followed by Adam Pelech (23:22) and Alexander Romanov (23:10).
Romanov only played in two of three games as he's day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Barzal led all forwards in time on ice, playing 21:10 minutes.
Goaltending
Because the Islanders played so well in front of their netminders, Ilya Sorokin and then Marcus Hogberg didn't have to be brilliant.
However, there were times, in all three games, when their team needed a big save in a critical moment, and both came up time and time again.
Sorokin made two starts, turning aside all 30 that came his way for his second shutout of the season against Vegas. He stopped 26 of 30 in the win over Boston.
Collectively, he owned a 1.96 GAA with a .933 SV%.
Because of an illness, Sorokin was unable to start against Utah, but Hogberg was ready, stopping 21 of 22 for a 1.00 GAA and a .955 SV%.
He's now stopped 76 of 80 he's faced this seaosn for a 1.56 GAA and a. 950 SV%.