{"id":377013,"date":"2021-12-06T08:28:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T05:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/power-play-success-gives-islanders-hope-they-can-get-right\/"},"modified":"2021-12-06T08:28:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T05:28:10","slug":"power-play-success-gives-islanders-hope-they-can-get-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/power-play-success-gives-islanders-hope-they-can-get-right\/","title":{"rendered":"#Power play success gives Islanders hope they can get right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Power play success gives Islanders hope they can get right<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>If there is a sign the Islanders are, maybe, starting to turn things around, it might not be their three points in three straight overtime losses but, rather, their three power-play goals in two <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After just one goal on the man-advantage in 10 games preceding Saturday, that counts as serious progress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That the Islanders looked threatening on all four power-play opportunities on Sunday night is a cherry on top.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFeel like we\u2019re playing pretty simple on the power play right now,\u201d Sebastian Aho said following Sunday\u2019s 3-2 shootout loss to the Blackhawks. \u201cWe\u2019re just trying to get pucks to the net. We\u2019re working hard. We\u2019re winning a lot of puck battles.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aho was credited with the assist on the Islanders\u2019 power-play goal. At 8:03 in the second period, he unleashed a wrist shot that Jean-Gabriel Pageau deflected past Marc-Andre Fleury. It was Pageau\u2019s first goal since Nov. 4 \u2014 and could serve as a boost to his confidence as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou go through some highs and lows,\u201d Pageau said. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely good for my confidence to get this one, but mainly just to tie up that game was what made me h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y. We\u2019ve been fighting, we\u2019ve had some good looks and just to get that tying goal was big.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/20211205_NYIVCHB_000446RS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Islanders\" class=\"wp-image-20383475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/20211205_NYIVCHB_000446RS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/20211205_NYIVCHB_000446RS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/20211205_NYIVCHB_000446RS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/20211205_NYIVCHB_000446RS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jean-Gabriel Pageau celebrates his power-play goal.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Islanders sounded the right notes after Sunday\u2019s game about seeing things starting to fall into place, and to their credit, did play well in the loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI thought we got really good effort,\u201d coach Barry Trotz said. \u201cOur power play I thought was good, our forecheck was pretty solid. We had emotion, we had physicality. Our work ethic was pretty good. We got some big saves when we needed it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The power play isn\u2019t traditionally part of the formula the Isles have used to win under Trotz. But the Islanders need to get offense from somewhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If that\u2019s special teams, then one gets the sense they will happily take it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we just gotta stick to what\u2019s been working,\u201d Aho said. \u201cPutting pucks to the net and just getting the greasy goals.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Matt Martin was a late scratch for Sunday\u2019s game with what Trotz described as a nagging injury that he\u2019s been playing through.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think that it\u2019s affected [Martin\u2019s] game a little bit,\u201d Trotz said. \u201cI just said, \u2018Hey, you\u2019ll get back in.\u2019 I wanted to get Ross Johnston in. He\u2019s practiced really well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Blackhawks-Islanders-Hockey.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Islanders\" class=\"wp-image-20383489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Blackhawks-Islanders-Hockey.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Blackhawks-Islanders-Hockey.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Blackhawks-Islanders-Hockey.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Blackhawks-Islanders-Hockey.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ross Johnston played in place of an injured Matt Martin.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Johnston finished with one blocked shot in 11:09 of ice time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Casey Cizikas has yet to test negative for COVID-19 and remains in protocols, per Trotz.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Adam Pelech went off late in the second period after blocking a shot off his left wrist. He returned at the start of the third.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>The Islanders sent Grant Hutton down to AHL Bridgeport after five games with the team.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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