Ducks Destroy Islanders 5-1 as Time Change may Explain Poor Islanders Effort. Andres Lee Scores Again
The Ducks are a young and good hockey team. Last night, they beat the Islanders 5-1, which amounts to a massacre in hockey. The Islanders were flat. One reason why is that they may have been thrown off by the three-hour time change of playing in California.
One bright spot for the Islanders is that Andres Lee scored first for the Islanders. The Lee goal was the first goal of the game. He was rewarded for going to the net. Do you think the Islanders’ playoff chances were hurt by the loss?
Ducks beat Islanders Scoring Summary
The Ducks are underrated and underappreciated. This may be because they play on the West Coast and their games are on late at night. The Anaheim Ducks are 34-24-3 following the win, and are in second place in the Pacific Division. The Islanders had won five games in a row, but that is over following the loss. Here is a scoring summary from the game.
In the first period, the Islanders scored first on a goal from captain Andres Lee. He has scored in four consecutive games and gave the Islanders a 1-0 lead. That was the high point for the Islanders. It was all downhill from there.In the second period, there were no goals scored. However, the Islanders had three power plays during the period, and outshot the Ducks 13-4.
In the third period, Ryan Poehling scored for the Ducks. They took a 4-1 lead. The assist on the goal went to Ryan Strome, a former Islander. Then Frank Vatrano scored an empty net goal for Anaheim. That was the final goal of the game. It was 5-1.
Player of the Game
The player of the game was goaltender Ville Husso. Cutter Gauthier scored twice, but Husso made 42 saves for the Ducks. The ineffective Islanders made Husso, Anaheim’s backup goaltender, look great. Cutter Gauthier then scored for the Ducks.
That tied the game at one. Then he scored again, giving the Ducks a 2-1 lead. Rookie Beckett Sennecke gave the Ducks a 3-1 lead. IT is worth noting he is the biggest competition for Islanders rookie Matthew Schafer for the Calder Trophy, or National Hockey League rookie of the year. After this game, he has 50 points.
Turning Point of the Game
The turning point of the game was the second Gauthier goal in the first period. That had the game 3-1, and it was very unlikely the Islanders were going to score four goals. Even though the Islanders had the better of the play in the second period, the game was essentially over at that point. The goals Anaheim scored in the third period were just icing on the cake.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Anaheim Ducks beat the Islanders in this game 5-1. Backup Anaheim goaltender Ville Husso was the player of the game. He made 42 saves. The Islanders play the Kings in Los Angeles tonight. The game is on ESPN at 9:30 pm. Anaheim hosts Montreal tomorrow. That will be interesting. They are another young and good team.
Parting Shots
Of the horrid loss, Islanders captain and goal scorer, Andres Lee said, “We didn’t have our game tonight. We were off in too many areas. Yeah, we created 42 shots, but we probably could have buried a few of them. You let up five, you probably don’t deserve to win that game. That was the case tonight, we just weren’t as good as we needed to be.” There is no rest for the weary; the Islanders play again tonight.
