Seven Days: New York Islanders (Metropolitan 3rd)

The Isles are a good team. They are opportunistic on the offensive end. If their defensive end tightens up and can stay with speedy teams, Tavares and company will produce. They have a tough next seven despite only two games.

Record:
19gms 10 - 6 - 3, 10 ROW (projected: 11 - 7 - 3)

Injuries:
Mikhail Grabovski was injured last night. He is a good player and brings good skill to any line.

Next Seven (Nov. 18th - 22nd):
Friday Montreal visits
Sunday at Montreal

This is big for both teams. Montreal seems to match-up well with this team.

2pts

Last Seven (Nov. 11th - 17th):
Loss 1 - 2 at Los Angeles
Win 4 - 1 at Anaheim
Win 5 -2  Arizona

The Islanders seem to have distinct issues and strengths that cause matchup problems one way or the other. They matched up very well against Anaheim and Arizona. This week went exactly as it should.