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What Calum Ritchie Proved In First Game With Islanders

Calum Ritchie debuted for the Islanders, skating alongside Mathew Barzal and Kyle Palmieri.

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If you looked at Calum Ritchie’s stat line after his first game with the New York Islanders, you wouldn’t find much to celebrate.

He took two penalties. He missed the net on all three of his attempts.

But if you watched the game, you saw the most important thing: he belongs.

Here’s a breakdown of his game from his 16:17 of ice time:

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