Short Time For Islanders To Get It Together Before Trip To New Jersey

Patrick Roy has a lot of work to do over the next few days.

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ISLANDERS NEWS & THE SKINNY

Before we get to what needs fixing before the team heads to New Jersey, check out more Islanders news links & “The Skinny” from Eric Hornick (Brendan Burke and Butch Goring’s MSG Networks statistician). The site is updated after each game with incredible statistics and facts.

Hornick Gems: The Isles have out-shot their opponent in all six games this season; they are the only team in the NHL to do so

Check out much more at Hornick’s The Skinny: Detroit 1, Isles 0

• Liam Foudy Earned Call-Up; First Islanders Player Since Josh Bailey To Wear Number 12 - THN

• Islanders 'Impressed' By Ilya Sorokin's 'Outstanding' Start To The NHL Season After Offseason Back Surgery - THN

• Islanders Brock Nelson Looks Back On First NHL Goal - - Against Luongo & The Canucks - - Which Happened 11 Years Ago Today - THN

• Simon Holmstrom Will Skate On Islanders Top Line, Knows His Lack Of Shots On Goal Is 'Not Acceptable' - THN

• Anthony Duclair's injury opens door for Islanders youngster -- again - New York Islanders

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With Duclair Out, Islanders Barzal & Horvat Need To Shoulder More Of The Offensive Load

ELMONT, NY -- The New York Islandershave a goal-scoring problem and now with Anthony Duclair out long-term, the team's top players need to step it up.

While it's not fair to blame Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat for the Islanders' lack of goals this season, both haven't been producing to the level expected out of the gate.

Especially with Duclair out, they need to be the difference-makers they are being paid to be.

Read the rest at The Hockey News.

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Short Time For Islanders To Get It Together Before Trip To New Jersey

ELMONT, NY — New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy only had a few days to alter his lines ahead of their game against the Detroit Red Wings after finding out that forward Anthony Duclair would be out a while.

While his changes paid dividends in most facets of the game, outshooting the Red Wins 29-11, the result was a 1-0 loss.

Roy only has a few days before he and the team head to New Jersey to battle the Devils (5-3-1), who just lost 8-5 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.

It wasn’t like the Islanders’ offense was clicking before the Duclair injury. They got shut out in two of their first five games with him in the lineup. But not having Duclair certainly doesn’t make the offense stronger.

The Islanders may be “off” on Wednesday, but Roy certainly won’t be.

Here’s the things he needs to figure out before Friday’s game, the first of a back-to-back before the Florida Panthers come to town on Saturday.